StandWithUs Statement on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

We are shocked and sickened by the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Charlie’s wife Erika, their children, and their family and loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.  We are deeply grateful for Charlie’s dedicated support of Israel and the Jewish People, and his vocal opposition to antisemitism.  As an […]

StandWithUs Cancels Mission to Spain Over Spanish Government’s Hostility to Israel

StandWithUs has decided to cancel its April 26-May 3, 2026 mission to Spain. This is a response to the Spanish government’s constant hostility toward Israel and the Jewish people and its plans to recognize a Palestinian state,  a move that would reward Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for their ongoing terrorism against Israelis and Palestinians.  “Hamas still […]

Australia at a crossroads: From the Opera House to the August marches — opinion

By Michael Gencher  Australia can continue down this path, where grievance and division define our national life, or we can reclaim unity before it is too late. When a mob of pro-Hamas supporters poured onto the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 9, 2023, waving flags and chanting in celebration and solidarity with Hamas’s […]

Beyond Six: A High School Student’s Call to Combat Holocaust Ignorance

By Daniel M. Zeman As I made my way to PE class, something happened that shook me to my core. Picture this: a 13-year-old classmate standing ahead of me, yelling, “Raise your hand if you want to bring back Hitler to kill all the Jews,” all while laughing as if it were a joke. Yet […]

StandWithUs Calls on UC Berkeley to Investigate and Address Antisemitism by Hatem Bazian

(Los Angeles, CA – September 2, 2025) – StandWithUs calls on UC Berkeley to investigate the lengthy record of antisemitic statements by tenured Professor Hatem Bazian to determine whether they have created a hostile and unsafe campus environment for Jewish students and, if so, to take immediate action to remedy such hostility and prevent its recurrence. Bazian […]

Federal Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Antisemitism at US Medical Schools

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | August 26, 2025 Campus antisemitism at US medical schools is next in line to be examined by the federal government following the announcement on Monday of a major probe to be conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. US lawmakers announced an investigation into three institutions: […]

Texas State University Silent on Status of Professor Who Incited Violent Attack on Jews at Public Library

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | August 28, 2025 Texas State University is refusing to disclose whether it still currently employs a far-left professor who was filmed inciting a riotous assault on three pro-Israel individuals who peacefully spectated an anti-Israel presentation that was held in June 2024 at the West Asheville Library in North Carolina. […]

StandWithUs Campaign Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Druze and Christian Minorities from Genocidal Violence in Sweida, Syria

(LOS ANGELES, CA — August 25, 2025) — StandWithUs has launched an urgent campaign calling on elected officials to act immediately to protect Druze and Christian minorities from genocidal threats in Sweida, Syria. This crisis has been underreported outside the Middle East and without urgent intervention, the risk of continued genocidal violence remains dire. “This crisis […]

Leaving the Timeline Behind: A New Spin on Israel Education

Deborah Peretz / August 15, 2025 Jewish education has long relied on a linear model of teaching history – a timeline that begins with our foundational narratives and moves sequentially toward the present day. This approach offers clarity and order, helping students contextualize events and discern patterns of cause and effect. Many beautifully crafted resources […]

StandWithUs Condemns the Nazi Flags at Texas High-School

(Heath, Texas — August 18, 2025) — In the early hours of August 16, a Dallas suburb became the latest target of antisemitic hate in the State of Texas. Two Nazi flags were found suspended from the side of the Rockwall-Heath High School. The flags have since been removed by the Heath Police Department, which is currently […]

StandWithUs Statement on Supporting Jewish Students and Faculty at UCLA

At this critical moment, our community’s focus should not be on the size of a penalty, media headlines, or politics. UCLA must ensure that Jewish students and faculty can learn, teach, and participate in campus life without harassment or discrimination. We understand Jewish students are concerned about increased hostility towards them and indifference to antisemitism on […]

Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law

(Highland Park, Illinois – August 11, 2025) – In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of Antisemitism. This landmark legislation positions Highland Park as the first city in Illinois to enshrine this definition through an ordinance rather […]

How the law — and goodwill — are helping to end antisemitism

By: DeeDee Bitran | NY Post | June 23, 2025 Recent antisemitic attacks in Boulder, Colorado and Washington, D.C. are a chilling reminder that violent hatred toward Jews is not a relic of the past. These alarming incidents underscore the urgency of confronting antisemitism in the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable.  The murders of Yaron […]

NJ Assembly committee approves bill to establish definition of antisemitism

By Deena Yellin | NorthJersey.com | July 25, 2025 A New Jersey Assembly committee voted July 24 in favor of a measure to define antisemitism in the state, following over eight hours of heated debate on the issue. The Assembly State and Local Government Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill in the Assembly, which […]

My identity as a progressive Zionist Jew shouldn’t be at stake

By Jenna Harris, Senior Counsel and K-12 legal specialist for StandWithUs Saidoff Law ejewishphilanthropy.com I have been trying for months to understand a perspective that has gained new prominence among a small but vocal group since Hamas’ brutal massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.  According to this group, the centrality of Israel in Jewish […]

Stanford leaders show ‘apathy’ after ‘identity-based harassment’ of student, per complaint

A Jewish doctoral candidate who left the university said she experienced “ancient stereotypes with modern progressive language, repackaged through social-justice discourse.” Aaron Bandler | JNS | July 24, 2025 Zahava Feldstein dropped out of a doctoral program at Stanford University due to what she describes as the “apathy” of leaders at the private university in […]

StandWithUs Saidoff Files Supplement to Title VI Complaint at Stanford University. Jewish Doctoral Student Withdrew From the Program Due to Rampant Antisemitism

(July 23, 2025 – Palo Alto, CA) – On July 22, 2025, StandWithUs and Co-Complainant Zahava Feldstein, a Jewish graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Education, submitted a filing to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The submission is a supplement to Co-Complainant’s federal Title VI civil rights complaint against Stanford University […]

UC Berkeley Chancellor Tells Congressional Committee he is Committing to Fighting Jew hatred at the School

Then he praises anti-semitic Berkeley Professor as a ‘fine scholar’ By Evan Gahr | California Globe | July 17, 2025 Facing multiple lawsuits and discrimination complaints over rampant campus anti-Semitism, University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons told a congressional committee that he is committing to fighting Jew hatred at the school. Then he […]