Building on Regional Peace, “The People’s Abraham Accords” is Launched

(Jerusalem – January 31, 2021) – The Israeli Prime Minister called it “a pivot of history”. On September 15, 2020 Israel signed a memorandum of understanding – the Abraham Accords – with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Since then, some 130,000 Israelis have visited Dubai and according to a report by the Dubai Customs, […]

Announcing a Partnership to Bring Israeli Water Tech to Native American Communities

StandWithUs, Watergen, Bright Path Strong Partner to Bring Israeli Water Tech to Native American Communities (Los Angeles, CA — January 30, 2021) — Israel education organization StandWithUs, Israeli company Watergen, and Native American non-profit Bright Path Strong (BPS) announced an exciting partnership at the StandWithUs International Conference , on January 30, 2021. Together, they will […]

120 over 80: Our Oldest and Wisest

From rabbis and volunteers to Shoah survivors and political figures, here is part three of our celebration of the Jewish community’s original social influencers! By JEWISH NEWS January 28, 2021, 12:06 pm Jewish News’ Forty Under 40 and Eighteen Under 18 lists celebrate those set to shape the future, but what about those who’ve influenced […]

Johns Hopkins probes pro-Palestinian TA who tweeted about lowering Jewish students’ grades

The College Fix JACKSON WALKER – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON JANUARY 20, 2021 Jewish groups voice concerns regarding incident Johns Hopkins University is reportedly investigating a pro-Palestinian teaching assistant who tweeted about lowering Jewish students’ grades. The Office of Institutional Equity has opened a probe into the TA, reports the campus student newspaper the Johns […]

Lowell principal: ‘Highly likely’ that student is behind racist, antisemitic posts

The Jewish News of Northern California BY GABRIEL GRESCHLER JANUARY 26, 2021 The principal of San Francisco’s Lowell High School on Monday said it was “highly likely” that racist, antisemitic and pornographic content shared recently on a virtual bulletin board was posted by a student. “Our school and District remain outraged by what occurred, and […]

StandWithUs Statement Regarding Antisemitic Posts on Los Angeles Attorney’s Social Media Accounts

StandWithUs is aware of horrendous and flagrantly antisemitic statements appearing on the social media accounts of Los Angeles attorney Farhad Khorasani. One particularly alarming post read , “The Jew anywhere is an existential threat to Aryans, muslims, and Iranians everywhere. Hitler has proved that he knew these terrorist semites very well. Hitler was right, we […]

StandWithUs Sends Additional Evidence to Johns Hopkins Administration Regarding TA

January 25, 2021 Via Email : ( provost@jhu.edu ) Sunil Kumar, Ph.D. Provos and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street, 265 Garland Hall Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Dear Senior Vice President and Provost Kumar, We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center […]

Jewish leaders honor Sheldon Adelson during global online memorial

Las Vegas Review-Journal January 22, 2021 Photo by: vasilis asvestas / Shutterstock Jewish leaders came together Thursday for a global memorial event for business giant and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson . The CEO and chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp. died last week at age 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The online […]

College TA Under Investigation for Asking Whether to Lower Pro-Israel Students Grades

Newsweek BY ALEXANDRA GARRETT January 21, 2021 Photo by: Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock Johns Hopkins University is investigating a pro-Palestinian teaching assistant after discovering tweets about lowering pro-Israel students’ grades. “We are aware of an incident of alleged anti-Semitism and potential abuse of authority in the discharge of academic responsibilities on our campus,” university officials […]

StandWithUs Announces Connect for Progress, Connecting Communities Worldwide to Israeli Solutions

(Los Angeles — January 18, 2021) — StandWithUs has launched a groundbreaking new initiative called Connect for Progress. We are taking Israel activism to the next level by identifying practical challenges communities are facing, matching those challenges with unique Israeli solutions, and empowering our network to advocate for those solutions locally. We will announce a […]

UC Merced Prof Won’t Teach Next Semester Following Anti-Semitic Tweets

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler January 18, 2021 UC Merced Engineering Professor Abbas Ghassemi will not be teaching at the university during the upcoming spring semester following a controversy over his anti-Semitic tweets. Ghassemi’s tweets in question include a tweet of “The Zionist Brain” and another tweet stating that “the Zionists and IsraHell interest have […]

What apartheid?

Jewish News Syndicate/ JNS Yoseph Haddad January 17, 2021 Last week, I woke up one morning in my Nazareth home and was astonished to discover I was living under a racist, apartheid regime whose only purpose is “the promotion and perpetuation of the superiority of one group of people—the Jews.” I rubbed my eyes, read […]

Students get a lesson on Zionism and antisemitism

Jewish Rhode Island January 7, 2021 Top row (left to right): Stephanie Margolis, StandWithUs New England high school coordinator and Carly Gammill, director StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism. Bottom row: Eliza Kanner, StandWithUs New England campus coordinator PHOTO | STANDWITHUS High school and college students explored the truth of the oft-repeated phrase, “I’m not anti-Semitic, […]

Jewish Groups React to Passing of Sheldon Adelson

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler January 12, 2021 Several Jewish groups issued statements mourning the death of GOP megadonor and Jewish philanthropist Sheldon Adelson on January 12. Adelson, 87, died after suffering complications from his treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; he had taken a leave of absence for the treatment on January 7. Adelson’s widow, Miriam, said […]

New “StandWithUs Connect” Online Menu Makes Israel Education More Accessible Than Ever

Menu of options for educational sessions aimed at reaching out to groups around the world Los Angeles – January 14, 2021 When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, everything, including education, was disrupted. StandWithUs worked quickly to pivot to offering online sessions, interactive workshops and tours. Now, the organization is launching an online menu offering groups around […]

UCR Professor: “Zionism Politically Toxified Our Schools”

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler January 12, 2021 Photo: Amerique at Creative Commons A UC Riverside professor tweeted on January 12 that “Zionism politically toxified our schools.” The tweet in question came regarding a debate on Twitter over the #DefendEthnicStudies. Groups that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement like Jewish Voice for Peace had […]

Students are key to fighting antisemitism in high schools. I should know.

J. The Jewish News of Northern California BY MICHAELA PELTA | JANUARY 11, 2021 As a leader in my school and a Jewish Student Union liaison for the West Coast, I was contacted by multiple Jewish students who presented me with images of inappropriate social media postings by students at Lowell High School. The postings […]

StandWithUs Mourns the Loss of Philanthropist, Sheldon G. Adelson

(Los Angeles, January 12, 2021) – The Board and leadership of StandWithUs were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Sheldon G. Adelson, an unequivocal supporter of Israel, Jewish causes and a philanthropist to a multitude of non-profits that helped the community at large. The generosity of Sheldon Adelson has resulted in support for […]