Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action at Johns Hopkins University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Fails to Publicly Condemn or Address Teaching Assistant’s Poll on How to Grade ‘Zionists’ Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action (Baltimore, MD – July 14, 2021) – After more than six months and no public action by Johns Hopkins University to address its teaching assistant’s overtly anti-Semitic posts, the Louis […]

Israeli, Native American partnership brings clean water to Navajo Nation

Jerusalem Post JULY 8, 2021 Israeli company Watergen has installed a Gen-M water generator at Rocky Ridge Gas and Market (RRGM), located in the Hard Rock Community of the Navajo Nation in Arizona as part of a pilot project to ensure access to clean drinking water for Indigenous American communities. The Gen-M water generator’s innovative […]

Coalition brings Israeli water technology to Hard Rock community in Navajo Nation

JNS/Jewish News Service July 8, 2021 The Israeli company Watergen has implemented a pilot project, installing a GEN-M water generator at Rocky Ridge Gas & Market (RRGM) in the Hard Rock community of the Navajo Nation. It was facilitated by store owner Germaine Simonson, Tó Nizhóní Ání (TNA), StandWithUs, Bright Path Strong (BPS) and 4D […]

UCLA Title VI Supplemental Information Letter

July 1, 2021 VIA EMAIL: ( Maria.Asturias@ed.gov ) Maria Asturias, Civil Rights Attorney U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights 50 United Nations Plaza, Suite 1543 San Francisco, CA 94102 Re: Supplemental Information Relevant to OCR Case No. 09-20-2016 Dear Ms. Asturias, We write to bring to the attention of the Office for Civil […]

Watergen Brings Innovative Water Tech to Navajo Nation, Backed by Jewish & Native American Coalition

Watergen Brings Innovative Water Technology to the Hard Rock Community in Navajo Nation, Backed by a Jewish and Native American Coalition (Hard Rock Chapter, Navajo Nation, AZ – July 7th, 2021) — The Israeli company Watergen has implemented a pilot project, installing a GEN-M water generator at Rocky Ridge Gas & Market (RRGM), located in […]

Dozens of Jewish groups plan Washington rally to raise awareness of anti-Semitism

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate July 6, 2021 Dozens of national and local Jewish organizations are banning together for “No Fear: A Rally in Solidarity With the Jewish People,” to be held on July 11 in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about growing anti-Semitism in person and online. The rally will feature Israeli actress and author Noa […]

Anti-Israel Item Before Largest US Teacher’s Union Overwhelmingly Defeated at Assembly

The Algemeiner Algemeiner Staff JULY 4, 2021 NEA Headquarters in Washington DC//WikiCommons An anti-Israel item placed before the National Education Association (NEA)’s Representative Assembly was overwhelmingly voted down, with only 23 percent of representatives supporting it, while another was sent back to committee. The largest union in the United States, the NEA has more than […]

StandWithUs to Aid House of Israel in Balboa Park

San Diego Jewish World Donald H. Harrison July 2, 2021 SAN DIEGO — The leadership of the House of Israel in Balboa Park is less worried today about the possible burnout of their volunteers. which could have led to the organization being unable to keep the doors open to the public from 11 a.m. to […]

Officials call for a special legislative task force to combat antisemitism

Long Island Business News Adina Genn July 2, 2021 On Thursday, the same day that a rabbi was stabbed outside a Boston Jewish day school, Nassau County Legis. Arnold Drucker, D-Plainview, called for a new, bipartisan special legislative task force to combat antisemitism. Drucker’s urging coincides with what officials are calling a “shocking increase of […]

New ethnic studies dean has a history of anti-Semitic remarks

Campus Reform Ben Zeisloft Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Julianne Malveaux, the new dean of ethnic studies at California State University Los Angeles, is stepping into her new role with a history of past anti-Semitic remarks and controversial comments that have drawn criticism. Malveaux has defended the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, using a 2018 […]

Former Dem Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Tweets That Zionists Were Behind 9/11

The Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 29, 2021 Former Democratic Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney tweeted that Zionists were behind the 9/11 terror attacks. The tweet featured McKinney stating “The Final Piece of the Puzzle…” with a photo of a puzzle depicting the attacks on the World Trade Center. The photo showed […]

Fordham University Wins Battle Against Students for Justice in Palestine

Jewish Link Debra Rubin June 24, 2021 Fordham University won its long legal battle to deny Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) club recognition when New York’s highest court affirmed an appellate division decision in favor of the university. The May 4 refusal by the New York State Court of Appeals to hear the case […]

2 Million Member US Education Union to Vote on Backing ‘Palestinian Struggle for Justice’

The Algemeiner Dion J. Pierre JUNE 24, 2021 NEA Headquarters | Photo: Wikimedia Commons The largest labor union in the United States will weigh whether to approve two motions condemning Israel and recognizing the “State of Palestine” during its annual meeting. During a virtual assembly held from June 30 to July 3, the National Education […]

New Cal State LA Ethnic Studies Dean Backed Farrakhan, Wished Clarence Thomas Dead

“Her history of advocacy will serve her well,” college president says in press release praising newly elevated economist Education Next Ira Stoll June 24, 2021 Dr. Julianne Malveaux | Photo: Lastwordprod The incoming dean of the newly created College of Ethnic Studies at California State University, Los Angeles is an ally of Nation of Islam […]

County Executive Curran Signs Executive Order Adopting IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

(NASSAU COUNTY, NY — June 23, 2021) – Nassau County Executive Laura Curran today signed an Executive Order officially recognizing the non-legally binding IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism , an important guidance tool for monitoring and raising awareness about the contexts in which antisemitic acts and harassment takes place. The Executive Order directs all County […]

Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles

Jewish security organization Magen Am recruits and trains former IDF soldiers for a new full-time armed response and patrol branch. The Daily Wire By Jeffrey Cawood | June 23, 2021 Photo: Courtesy As the nation experienced a rise in anti-Semitic attacks after violence escalated in the Gaza Strip between Israelis and Palestinians earlier this year, […]

Fighting Back: How to Combat Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict on Social Media

The Detroit Jewish News By Stacy Gittleman | 06/10/2021 Act Against Antisemitism On May 27, elected officials across the political spectrum, religious leaders of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, celebrities, ethnically diverse leaders and athletes alike spoke out against the troubling rise in hatred against Jews in “Act Against Antisemitism,” a global online rally. The event […]

South Florida’s Jewish community reacts to new Israeli government

South Florida Sun Sentinel By SERGIO CARMONA | JUNE 18, 2021 Photo: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com he new incoming Israeli government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, drew reaction throughout the South Florida Jewish community. Bennett was sworn in as prime minster on June 13, ending his predecessor Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure in office, and […]