UC Irvine Jewish Student Gets Big Win as Civil Rights Lawsuit Looms

By Peter Cordi | Washington Examiner | June 15, 2024 EXCLUSIVE — A University of California , Irvine Jewish student will be allowed to graduate after the school initially withheld his diploma following a run-in with an antisemitic poster on campus. The Washington Examiner reported on Thursday that Alex Minn was punished with a required […]

Santa Monica College Professors Accused of Creating Antisemitic Assignments

Ethnic Studies professor and Art History professor require students to promote notion that Israel is committing genocide Alyssa Erdley | Santa Monica Oberserver | Jun 25, 2024 June 14, 2024 — Santa Monica College has received a legal complaint letter from nonpartisan education organization StandWithUS regarding two class assignments that they call bigoted, harassing, and […]

StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitic and Anti-Israel New Business Items Proposed at NEA Representative Assembly

(Philadelphia, PA – June 24, 2024) – StandWithUs strongly condemns multiple antisemitic and anti-Israel New Business Items (NBIs)  that have been introduced ahead of the  National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly.  The assembly, which brings together over 6,000 delegates from across the United States will take place in Philadelphia from July 3-7, 2024.   “As a […]

A Resolution Of The Board of Regents Of The University of Colorado in Response to Protests That Occurred On June 1, 2024, and June 17, 2024, at The Private Residences of Regents

WHEREAS On June 1, 2024, and June 17, 2024, a group called Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) conducted protests related to its demands that the University of Colorado “divest” from corporations that do business with Israel; WHEREAS The protests occurred in front of the private residences of members of the University of Colorado Board […]

Organizations Fighting Antisemitism Stand In Solidarity With CU Board Of Regents For Condemnation Of Protests At Private Residences

Anti-Israel Protests at CU Regents’ Homes Lead to Swift Action Calling Out Antisemitism (June 20, 2024 – Pueblo, CO) — The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado on June 24, 2024 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the anti-Israel protests that took place at the homes of two Regents — Board Chair Callie Rennison […]

Press Release: Department of Education OCR Resolves SWU’s Title VI Complaint Against Hunter College, CUNY

(June 17, 2024 – New York, NY) – On June 17, 2024, StandWithUs was pleased to learn that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has resolved a Title VI Civil Rights complaint filed in November 2021, along with three students, against Hunter College, a CUNY school.  StandWithUs’ complaint  alleged a pervasively hostile […]

Coalition of Colorado Organizations Praises Town of Superior for Historic Vote to Condemn Antisemitism

Unanimous Passage of Resolution Denouncing Students for a Democratic Society for Hate Speech, Antisemitism, and Racism in Front of  CU Regent’s Home is First-of-Its-Kind in the Nation (Superior, CO – June 11, 2024) — A coalition of Colorado organizations working together to address the rise in antisemitism across the state praised the Town of Superior Board […]

StandWithUs Urges Santa Monica College to Take Action on Professors’ Compelled Speech and Viewpoint Discrimination in Class Assignments

The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department sent a demand letter to Santa Monica College  (SMC) after two professors issued mandatory class assignments compelling students to adopt anti-Israel political propaganda as objective truth in order to complete the assignments. StandWithUs asserted that both instances constitute classroom compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination in violation of student First Amendment […]

Today’s antisemitism could be more dangerous than ever

Despite the grim times, there is room for hesitant optimism. By: Jordan Cope | The Jerusalem Post | May 16, 2024 Every year during the Passover Seder, Jews recite “Vehi Sheamda,” a verse that warns of antisemites who will arise in every generation and seek to destroy them. This April, it hit close to home […]

University president on leave for ‘insubordination’ over deal with anti-Israel protesters

Sonoma State leader ripped for ‘egregious’ deal that would have cut academic ties with Israeli institutions By: Valerie Richardson | The Washington Times | May 16, 2024 The president of Sonoma State University has been placed on leave for “insubordination” after unilaterally striking a deal with pro-Palestinian protesters that included an academic boycott of Israel […]

Rising Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Demands National Attention

By: David Smokler | Algemeiner | May 23, 2024 As I walked through the US Capitol on May 8th — the day of the Congressional hearings on Antisemitism in K-12 schools — I was imbued with a sense of hope. As the Director of K-12 Educator Outreach for StandWithUs — an international, nonpartisan organization dedicated […]

Major Jewish Organizations Demand Removal of Northwestern University President and Board Chair Amid Racism Allegations

Call for Accountability Follows Congressional Condemnation of President Schill for “Obstruction” and of Northwestern for “Refusal to Cooperate” in the Investigation (Chicago, IL, May 30, 2024) – Major Jewish organizations have united to demand the immediate removal of Northwestern University  President Michael H. Schill  and Board of Trustees  Chair Peter J. Barris . This call comes […]

Press Release: StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice and Jewish Students Amend Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against MIT, Adding Claim Under KKK Laws

Lawsuit asks court to halt and remedy MIT’s antisemitic policies  and practices   (Boston — May 21, 2024)   StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) and two MIT students amended their federal lawsuit against MIT alleging the university’s approval, support, and enablement of antisemitism in violation of the students’ rights under Title VI of the Civil […]

South Carolina Adopts IHRA to Fight Antisemitism

(Columbia, South Carolina – May 23, 2024) –  Today, Governor McMaster signed into law HB 4042 , which codifies the  International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism , at an honorary signing ceremony attended by leaders and allies of the Jewish community. The bill ensures that South Carolina will consider the IHRA definition […]

Poll finds almost one third of UK students believe that October 7th attacks were “an act of resistance”

18 May 2024 READ the full survey breakdown here. StandWithUs UK poll shows that 29% believe that the October 7th attacks were an act of resistance, and over half of Russell Group students expect pro-Israel students to face abuse on campus  Over one-third (36%) of university students in the UK agree that the Hamas attacks […]

StandWithUs Legal Letter to University of Pittsburgh Regarding Professor Misconduct

StandWithUs sent a legal demand letter to Pitt to express our concern about a faculty member targeting a Jewish student for harassment based on the student’s Jewish religious and ethnic identity in violation of campus policies and, very possibly, applicable laws. We believe that this situation merits immediate investigation and remedy. 

Calls for Northwestern President’s Resignation Mount, Concessions to Protesters Draw Legal Scrutiny

By: Zach Kessel | National Review | May 1, 2024 After Northwestern University president Michael Schill announced a set of concessions to encampment organizers Monday that included pledging to implement full-ride scholarships for Palestinian students and faculty positions for Palestinian academics, several organizations have called for Schill’s resignation. In a joint statement published Tuesday, the […]

Dept. of Education complaint filed against Dallas ISD alleges years of antisemitism, bullying

By: Marvin Hurt | CBS News Texas | May 9, 2024 DALLAS —  A Dallas teenager says he has been repeatedly targeted at his high school, amid nationwide discussions about antisemitism in schools and universities. StandWithUs, an international, nonpartisan nonprofit organization supporting Israel and battling antisemitism, filed a 17-page complaint with the Civil Rights Office […]