Victim of NYC antisemitic attack: ‘I am proud of who I am’

Jerusalem Post ARIELLA MARSDEN DECEMBER 30, 2021 Blake Zavadsky and Ilan Kaganovich, the victims of an antisemitic attack in Brooklyn on Sunday, said that the attack will not stop them from showing their support for Israel and the IDF. The two were approached by two attackers while Zavadsky was wearing an IDF hoodie. One of […]

Viral Photo Challenge Shows Solidarity With Jewish Man Assaulted For Wearing IDF Sweatshirt

The Algemeiner Shiryn Ghermezian DECEMBER 29, 2021 Social media users are posting photos of themselves wearing shirts with the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces, in a show of solidarity with a Jewish man who was assaulted and called a “dirty Jew” for sporting an IDF sweatshirt in Brooklyn on Sunday. As part of the […]

Illinois Divests from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Jewish Press David Israel December 23, 2021 The state of Illinois on Wednesday divested its pension funds of investments in Unilever in response to the conglomerate’s subsidiary ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announcement last July of banning the distribution of its products in the “occupied Palestinian territory.” The unanimous vote by the 7-member Illinois Investment […]

SWU Applauds Illinois Investment Policy Board for Divesting State Pension Funds from Unilever

(Chicago, IL — December 22nd, 2021) — StandWithUs applauds the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB), which voted unanimously (7-0-0) in favor of divesting the state’s pension funds from Unilever, in accordance with the Illinois anti-BDS law (SB1761). The law aims to ensure Illinois taxpayers do not invest in companies that engage in discrimination, through, “actions […]

‘Beyond inappropriate:’ DC students told to re-enact scenes of the Holocaust

JNS/Jewish News Service FAYGIE HOLT December 20, 2021 “The long-term damage done by this instructor is impossible to measure at this time, in terms of the trauma inflicted on students involved,” said Roz Rothstein, CEO StandWithUs and a daughter of Holocaust survivors. Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Source: Screenshot/Google Maps. Parents, local officials and […]

StandWithUs outraged by Holocaust ‘reenactment’ in Washington, DC elementary school library

(Los Angeles, CA — December 20, 2021) — StandWithUs is outraged to learn of what passed for “Holocaust instruction” at Watkins Elementary School, as reported by The Washington Post . A school librarian’s attempt to have third-graders “role play” the genocide of six million Jews was deeply offensive to memory of the Holocaust. Additionally, the […]

StandWithUs UK Disappointed by Comments by Archbishop of Canterbury

StandWithUs UK Statement (London – December 21, 2021) We were concerned to read that the Archbishop of Canterbury and a Palestinian Anglican priest published an opinion piece in The Sunday Times , 19th December, expressing concern for “Christians being driven from the Holy Land.” The day before, another piece by the Vatican’s Custos of the […]

CUNY Law BDS Resolution Takes Aim at Israel University Ties, Hillel and Pro-Israel Groups

The Algemeiner DECEMBER 3, 2021 Photo: Evulaj90 / Wikimedia Commons In a Thursday resolution, the City University of New York Law School student government charged the school with “complicity” in war crimes allegedly perpetrated by Israel, citing academic cooperation with Israeli institutions and the activity of the campus Hillel Jewish group and other student organizations. […]

Anti-Zionists rob US Jews of their Zionist dreams – opinion

Our enemies may rob Diaspora Jews of their dreams, but in Israel, we fulfill them. The Jerusalem Post By GIL TROY DECEMBER 14, 2021 Photo: Arkady Mazor / Shutterstock.com While visiting Los Angeles last week, I had a revelation about the modern Zionist dream. Perhaps it came from the Torah readings detailing Joseph’s dreams. Perhaps […]

CAIR backs leader after ‘virulently anti-Semitic’ speech attacking mainstream Jewish entities

Jewish News Syndicate BY DMITRIY SHAPIRO Photo: DCStockPhotography / Shutterstock.com (December 14, 2021 / JNS) The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is backing an organizational leader following a speech that national Jewish organizations are calling virulently anti-Semitic. During a speech at the American Muslims for Palestine’s 14th annual convention on Nov. 27, Zahra Billoo, […]

Seven US State Treasurers Urge Unilever to Reverse Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott

The Algemeiner THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH by Shiryn Ghermezian A group of seven state treasurers urged Unilever in a Thursday letter to override Ben and Jerry’s boycott of Israeli territories, pressing the conglomerate to explain why it has not yet acted on its subsidiary’s decision. In their letter to Unilever CEO Alan Jope and the company’s […]

StandWithUs Releases a Primer On Understanding and Adopting the Ihra Definition of Antisemitism

(Los Angeles, CA — December 14, 2021) — Due to the rise in antisemitic hate crimes, the confusion about what constitutes antisemitism, the lack of reporting of anti-Jewish acts of bigotry, and the misinformation about the INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE (IHRA) Definition, StandWithUs has created A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND ADOPTING THE IHRA WORKING DEFINITION […]

StandWithUs Commends State Treasurers for Demanding Unilever Override Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Israeli-American Council for Action and StandWithUs’ efforts towards Unilever regarding Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Israel were highlighted at the IAC Summit on December 10. Pictured: Roz Rothstein, CEO StandWithUs and Mark Swenson, Arizona state Deputy Treasurer. (Los Angeles — December 10, 2021) — On December 9, treasurers from US states announced that they sent […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns Antisemitic Comments by Two CAIR Leaders at AMP Conference

(Los Angeles, CA – December 7, 2021 ) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the overtly antisemitic speeches given by Zahra Billoo and Nihad Awad, two senior officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The speeches took place at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Annual Conference in Chicago on November 27, 2021. Both AMP and […]

StandWithUs 2021 “Festival of Lights” Gala “Hineni: A Night To Honor Heroes”

Photo Credit: Jonah Light Photography The show was sold out and had a waiting list. More than 400 Israel supporters of all ages, faiths and political persuasions joined StandWithUs as it celebrated its 20th year anniversary at its annual “Festival of Lights” gala, on December 5, 2021. Held at the spacious Wilshire Ebell Social Club […]

StandWithUs Statement re Hateful Statements from USC Graduate Student Senator

StandWithUs is aware of statements allegedly from a University of Southern California (USC) graduate student senator, including her desire to murder all Zionists. When a USC graduate student senator, whose role is to foster an inclusive campus climate, expresses such dangerous, vulgar hatred, we cannot simply chalk it up to protected speech and say no […]

Canadian University postpones event with Palestinian terrorist amid outcry from Jewish groups

The Dec. 2 program included a talk by a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terror group in both Canada and the United States. Jewish News Syndicate BY FAYGIE HOLT Photo by: GoToVan / Wikimedia Commons (December 1, 2021 / JNS) A program scheduled at the University of British […]

Student Union In Toronto Bans Pro-Israel Kosher Food Vendors

Jewish Press By Eve Glover December 1, 2021 Photo by: Skeezix1000 /Wikimedia Commons Despite opposition from Jewish student leaders, the University of Toronto Scarborough Student Union (SCSU) voted to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) by a margin of 500 to two on November 24, including a policy that bans kosher and other […]