UMich student government criticized by pro-Israel org for withholding student funds in divestment demand, calls it a ‘gross abuse of power’
By Michael Duke | Campus Reform | September 5, 2024 A pro-Israel organization criticized the University of Michigan’s student government for withholding funds from student organizations until the school divests from Israel. Alifa Chowdhury, the student body president, froze funding for student groups over the summer after vetoing the proposed budget of $800,000 until the […]
Suspending arms export licenses to Israel marks a profoundly misguided turning point
3 September 2024 The decision to suspend arms export licenses to Israel by the UK government marks a profoundly misguided turning point in history. Eighty-four years ago, Churchill urgently appealed for U.S. arms to fight the Nazi Axis, insisting that Britain should not be left to fight on its own. Today, as Israel stands […]
Pittsburgh Organizers Stopped an Effort to Boycott Israel; But It Was Far Too Close
By Julie Paris | The Algemeiner | August 22, 2024 The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is known for many things: bridges, steel, sports teams, and sadly, the Tree of Life Synagogue building shooting, where the worst massacre of Jews in US history took place on October 27, 2018. After the Tree of Life attack, we […]
StandWithUs Files Amicus Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court Advocating for Employees’ First Amendment Rights Not To Be Represented by Antisemitic Union
City University of New York (“CUNY”) professors learned that CUNY’s union issued an antisemitic resolution after October 7. Though six of the professors are no longer union members, under New York law, they are forced to still accept the union’s representation. The professors’ lawsuit seeks to vindicate their First Amendment rights so that they will not be […]
Press Release: StandWithUs Files Title VI Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase for Egregious Antisemitic Targeting by Student Government, Enabled by Administration
Los Angeles, CA – The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, a division of StandWithUs, along with a current student and a recent graduate, filed a federal Title VI complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on August 20, 2024. The complaint alleges that Purchase College, State University of New York (“SUNY Purchase” […]
Title VI Complaint Filed Against SUNY Purchase by StandWithUs
StandWithUs Files Title VI Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase for Egregious Antisemitic Targeting by Student Government Leadership, Enabled by Administration. Read press release HERE.
Pittsburgh Jewish Community Successfully Defeats Illegal and Discriminatory BDS Referendum Item
Community Relations Council Director Laura Cherner (left) stand with attorneys Efrem Grail, Carolyn McGee and Ronald Hicks, StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Julie Paris and Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Jeff Finkelstein (Photo provided by Julie Paris) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — On August 19, StandWithUs, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and a coalition of […]
StandWithUs Helps Expose Al Jazeera Journalist’s Ties to Hamas
(Los Angeles, California — August 02, 2024) — On July 31, 2024, Al Jazeera reporter Ismail Al Ghoul was killed in an airstrike west of Gaza City. Many on social media and beyond were quick to glorify him and portray him as an “impartial journalist.” StandWithUs helped correct the record by exposing a video that […]
Pittsburgh Jewish Community Fights Back Against Unlawful BDS Referendum Item
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — On August 13, the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh and a coalition of four local Jewish clergy filed a legal challenge to a petition filed last week seeking to place a question on the upcoming ballot to amend the Pittsburgh City Home Rule Charter. The ballot question asks whether the city should participate in […]
A Dallas School District Is Being Investigated for Antisemitism; Here’s How Other Schools Can Avoid That Fate
By: Jenna Statfeld Harris | Algemeiner | Aug 5, 2024 On July 15, 2024, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) informed my organization that it opened a civil rights investigation into the Dallas Independent School District (“DISD”) in response to our complaint that a student was subjected to years of “severe, […]
StandWithUs Condemns Targeted Violence Against Hindu Community in Bangladesh
(Los Angeles, California — August 08, 2024) — On August 5, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a coup, triggering some of the worst political violence the country has witnessed in decades. StandWithUs writes to express its support for its Hindu friends and condemn the fundamentalist mobs who have unjustly scapegoated and targeted Bangladesh’s Hindu community, […]
Response to CST’s Report: We must address the rise in antisemitism through education
09 August 2024 StandWithUs UK expresses deep concern regarding the alarming rise in antisemitism, as highlighted in the recent CST Antisemitism Report. With proper law enforcement, education stands as the most potent tool for transforming this situation, especially within schools and universities , where the biggest rise in antisemitism has been recorded. Regrettably, some still […]
New Hampshire Adopts IHRA to Fight Antisemitism
(Concord, New Hampshire – August 06, 2024) – On August 05, 2024, Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB 508 , which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. In May, New Hampshire passed Senate Bill 508 , which ensures that the State will consider the IHRA definition when reviewing unfair […]
A Call for Accountability and Reform
The video in question, “Why doesn’t international law apply to the West?” sourced from the YouTube channel. Michael Gencher | Australian Jewish News | August 1, 2024 The recent incident at Davidson High School on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has shocked and horrified parents, educators and community leaders alike. A year 10 commerce teacher, Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos, […]
Focus Groups on Campus Antisemitism Show What a Difference Administrations Can Make
Multiple surveys have reported an alarming increase in hostilities on campus, and this was an opportunity to explore that trend further. Alexandra Fishman, Ph.D. | Jewish Journal | July 31, 2024 At the StandWithUs International Conference, an Israel-focused training conference for StandWithUs high school interns and college fellows, Jewish fellows had the option to sign […]
Victims of antisemitic riot outside Los Angeles synagogue sue radical groups behind ‘shocking’ violence
Protesters allegedly blocked the entrance to the Adas Torah synagogue as violence broke out Peter Aitken | Fox News | July 26, 2024 FIRST ON FOX – Members of a synagogue in Los Angeles have filed a lawsuit against three major protest groups for organizing a “riot” that “violently blocked Jews” from their place of […]
Address ‘alarming’ Jew-hatred, reverse agreements with agitators, 18 groups tell schools
“Institutions cannot trample on the rights of Jewish and Israeli students in an effort to restore order to their campuses,” said Roz Rothstein, CEO of StandWithUs. David Swindle | Jewish News Syndicate | July 29, 2024 College campus. Credit: Pixabay (July 29, 2024 / JNS) StandWithUs led a group of 17 Jewish, Christian and other […]
StandWithUs UK Responds to Recent Rabbis’ Letter: Emphasising Israel’s Right to Self-Defence Amid Rising Threats
StandWithUs UK expresses deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent letter from 30 UK rabbis concerning the new Labour government’s recent decisions regarding Israel. This letter was a response to the piece written last weekend by Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg, which highlighted the problematic nature of these decisions. Israel faces imminent military challenges, […]
