GWU Prof Accuses StandWithUs of Misrepresenting Facts. SWU Defends Its Complaint.
Aaron Bandler Jewish Journal Feb. 28th, 2023 George Washington University (GWU) Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Lara Sheehi wrote a lengthy piece in CounterPunch on February 3 claiming the complaint filed by StandWithUs a month earlier “willfully misrepresents facts.” George Washington University (GWU) Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Lara Sheehi wrote a lengthy piece in […]
Jewish Advocacy Groups Throw Weight Behind Bill Defunding Agency Linked To ‘Antisemitic Propaganda’
Kate Anderson Daily Caller Feb. 26, 2023 Jewish advocacy organizations are backing a bill introduced a bill last earlier this month by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Republican Sen. James Risch of Idaho that would pause funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until steps are implemented to ensure that […]
Defining the fight against antisemitism – opinion
Jewish communities that once thrived in Spain, Poland, Germany and Iraq for centuries, if not millennia, were effectively extinguished overnight. By JORDAN COPE Jerusalem Post Published: MARCH 5, 2023 02:49 THE WRITER (left) testifies before the Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee. (photo credit: Still image/StandWithUs) America is often described as the greatest place to be Jewish […]
Alexa Lemieux, Jonah Platt Headline StandWithUs Conference
Aaron Bandler Jewish Journal March 8th, 2023 “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and actor Jonah Platt headlined the 2023 StandWithUs International “Israel in Focus Conference” from March 2-5 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel, telling attendees that Jewish pride is the best way to combat hate. “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and […]
Organizations Partner to Launch Billboard Campaign: Together Against Antisemitism
First Billboards are in Two Locations in South Florida March 8 – April 9 (Boca Raton, FL — March 8, 2023) —The Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), a division of StandWithUs (SWU), along with multiple partner organizations, launched a billboard campaign calling attention to the rise of antisemitism across the U.S. and around the world. […]
John Carson, Esther Panitch call for passage of bill to expand protections against antisemitism
By: Chart Riggall | Marietta Daily Journal, GA | February 22, 2023 Feb. 22—ATLANTA — Flanked by leaders from metro Atlanta’s Jewish community Wednesday, state Reps. John Carson, R-northeast Cobb, and Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, called for passage of their bill to expand protections against antisemitism. House Bill 30 would create an official state definition […]
StandWithUs Celebrates Growing Movement to Define and Combat Antisemitism
Los Angeles, CA — February 27, 2023) — StandWithUs thanks the State of Arkansas and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for signing SB 118 into law. We also extend congratulations to Georgia State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) and Esther Panitch (D-Sandy Springs) for their work in getting House Bill 30 passed and to South Carolina’s Representative […]
StandWithUs’ Statement on the Riots Following February 26, 2023 Terror Attack
Following the heinous murder of two young Israeli brothers on February 26 by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank town of Huwara, riots broke out in which Israelis targeted Palestinians out of revenge . Israeli rioters reportedly set fire to Palestinian businesses, homes and cars, and a Palestinian civilian is reported to have been […]
500 Academics and Mental Health Professionals Call for Removal of Professor Accused of Antisemitism
By: Dion J. Pierre | Algemeiner | February 13, 2023 Over five hundred academics and mental health professionals have issued a letter urging George Washington University (GWU) to remove “decolonial” clinical psychology professor Lara Sheehi from teaching duties for the duration of an investigation of allegations that she discriminated against Jewish students and attempted to […]
StandWithUs Thanks University of Denver for its Response to Antisemitic Hate Crimes
(Denver, CO — February 16, 2023) — StandWithUs is grateful to the University of Denver for a swift and thorough response to the antisemitic hate crimes which targeted three Jewish students February 9-12 . The administration has demonstrated a great first step to supporting a safe campus environment for Jewish students by expediting an investigation […]
Alert: Violence Against Jews and Antisemitic Vandalism in LA
February 16, 2023 On Wednesday and Thursday mornings February 15 and 16, two Jews were shot while leaving prayer services, allegedly by two different perpetrators. Additionally, the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) was vandalized with a Nazi swastika. While both of the people who were shot are thankfully in stable condition, these crimes are […]
StandWithUs Israel Hosts Event During OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week
“Investing in Peace – A Celebration of the Abraham Accords” – Event hosted by StandWithUs, Israel Business Council and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, an official partner event of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week (February 16, 2023 — Jerusalem, Israel) — As global investors and VIPs converged in Jerusalem for the OurCrowd Global Investor […]
StandWithUs Applauds Arkansas for Unanimously Adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
(Little Rock, Arkansas – February 15, 2023) — StandWithUs applauds the State of Arkansas, and lead sponsors Senator Jim Dotson and Representative Mindy McAlindon, for the unanimous passage (95-0) of Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism on February 15, 2023. Jordan Cope, Director of […]
StandWithUs Calls on University of Denver to Act After Antisemitic Hate Crimes on Campus
(Denver, CO – February 14, 2023) – StandWithUs is appalled by abhorrent attacks targeting the dorm rooms of three Jewish students at the University of Denver. The incidents, which occurred between February 9 – 12, included pork left on the doorstep and smeared on the dorm room door of one Jewish student and mezuzahs ripped […]
Calling on GWU: Take Jewish students’ claims about Dr. Lara Sheehi seriously
By: Daniel Burston | The Times of Israel | February 2, 2023 The psych professor, who has posted hateful rhetoric against Zionism and Israelis, should be suspended for now from teaching a required diversity course The following open letter was co-authored by Daniel Burston, PhD, Cary Nelson, PhD, David Sasso, MD, MPH, and Ilene Serlin, […]
IAC Antisemitism Sessions Roundup: The Kanye Effect
By: Aaron Bandler | Jewish Journal | January 30, 2023 The Israeli American Council’s (IAC) National Summit had several hours’ worth of breakout sessions dedicated to antisemitism on January 20 and 21 at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, TX. Here is one of the highlights covered by the Journal. The Kanye Effect A panel later […]
The GW Hatchet Editorial: Antisemitism allegations fit pattern of discriminatory classroom conduct
By Editorial Board | The GW Hatchet | Jan 30, 2023 Over the past year, instances of racism and discrimination in the classroom haven’t been a question of if, but when. Like clockwork, professors target students with prejudice on the basis of their identity, leading to a wave of condemnation and outrage but rarely consequences […]
StandWithUs Condemns SARU Decision to Withdraw Invitation to Tel Aviv Heat Rugby Team
(Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2023) — South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) decision on February 3, to withdraw their invitation to the Tel Aviv Heat to compete in the Mzansi Challenge Rugby Tournament is unconscionable, hypocritical, and non-transparent. StandWithUs calls on SARU to reinstate the Israeli team immediately. Credit: Matt Impey, Saracens SARU president Mark […]
