Jewish Activists Participate in Virtual Walkout to Protest Twitter’s Handling of Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal | Aaron Bandler | July 27, 2020 Various Jewish groups, activists and other Twitter users are participating in a 48-hour virtual worldwide walkout from Twitter. Under the hashtag #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate, the walkout is a response to ongoing anti-Semitism on the platform. The walkout began on July 27 at 9 a.m. British Standard Time and […]

Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech

July 27, 2020 / JNS Credit: Office of the Chief Rabbi. “This is about much more than one individual’s hateful rants,” insisted Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs Israel. “Anti-Semitism is not a second-class form of racism. Anti-Semitism is deadly.” International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews […]

Due to Twitter Inaction, StandWithUs Calls to Join 48-Hour Walkout of the Social Media Platform

Los Angeles / London / Jerusalem – Sunday, July 26, 2020 (Jerusalem, July 26, 2020)  – In the wake of the antisemitic Twitter storm by UK ”grime rapper” Wiley (aka Richard Kylea Cowie Jr.), StandWithUs will be joining with prominent voices on Twitter, including British actor Tracy-Ann Oberman for a 48-hour walkout from the social media platform. […]

Virtual interactive Jerusalem tours fill lockdown void

Jewish News By JENNI FRAZER July 23, 2020 StandWithUs UK’s online experience takes school students, youth movements and families through the Holy City while tourists are unable to visit in person It’s not the same as actually being there, but it’s the next best thing — Jerusalem LIVE. StandWithUs UK has devised a unique interactive […]

StandWithUs Horrified by Chinese Government Atrocities Against Uighurs

The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) is appalled by the Chinese government’s continued atrocities against its Uighur Muslim population. Dedicated to fighting the world’s oldest hatred, antisemitism, the CCA also stands with other minorities who are systematically targeted and discriminated against.  The Chinese government’s treatment of the Uighurs – which includes forced sterilization of […]

Missing Jerusalem? StandWithUs will take you there!

StandWithUs Launches New Innovative Online Tour Program: ‘Jerusalem LIVE’ (Jerusalem, Israel – July 19th, 2020): In an effort to connect students, families, and would-be tourists to Israel despite the current effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, StandWithUs has launched a new interactive online tour program: ‘Jerusalem LIVE’ . Broadcast in real-time and on-site from Jerusalem’s most […]

StandWithUs TV Brings Israel Education Content Online

Jewish Journal By Gerri Miller July 22, 2020 Tamir Oren, Associate Director, StandWithUs Israel The nonprofit StandWithUs, which supports Israel and fights anti-Semitism worldwide, has launched an online video platform that includes a variety of digital programing designed to educate and inspire. Building on the success of its weekly virtual StandWithUs Connect documentaries and discussions, […]

StandWithUs TV is Launched!

(Jerusalem – July 19, 2020) — StandWithUs is proud to announce the launch of a new platform for its video content – StandWithUs.TV – which will include the best of its curated videos to date and new episodes of shows to be released weekly. StandWithUs Co-Founder and CEO Roz Rothstein said: “We are so proud of […]

Florida City Adopts Resolution Calling on FSU to Remove Student Senate President

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 17, 2020 The city commission for the Miami-Dade County city Aventura adopted a resolution on July 16 urging Florida State University (FSU) to remove Student Senate President Ahmad Daraldik from his position. The resolution highlights Daraldik’s social media post using the words “stupid jew” and a website apparently belonging to […]

Pro-Israel group StandWithUs offering reward for information in temple vandalism case

Suncoast News Network (SNN News) Hallie Peilet July 17, 2020 SARASOTA – Wednesday we told you about an act of hatred, someone vandalizing two Suncoast temples. Early Wednesday morning this unknown suspect spray painted swastikas and hateful messages on temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai, and Sarasota County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for him. If you […]

The right – and wrong – way to handle antisemitism on college campus

Forward July 6, 2020 By Yael Lerman At two universities on opposite ends of the country, student government leaders recently found themselves mired in controversy for promoting anti-Semitism online. In June, the student senate president of Florida State University, Ahmad Daraldik, was revealed to have posted hateful messages to his social media accounts, including “#f—kisrael” […]

Student Senate at Florida State University Approves Previously-Filibustered Resolution

The Algemeiner JULY 16, 2020 A previously-filibustered resolution seeking to combat antisemitism and ensure the empowerment of Jewish students on campus was passed on Wednesday by the Student Senate at Florida State University (FSU). The measure — which included an acknowledgement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism — was approved by […]

FSU Student Senate Adopts IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 16, 2020 The Florida State University (FSU) Student Senate voted on July 15 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Florida Politics reported that the resolution, Resolution 59, passed with 26 votes in favor and 14 against. In addition to adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, […]

StandWithUs Applauds Passage of Resolution Against Antisemitism at FSU

Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL, July 15, 2020) — StandWithUs applauds the passage of a resolution that acknowledges the IHRA definition of antisemitism and calls for increased representation of Jewish students by the Florida State University (FSU) Student Senate. Despite a campaign of misinformation against it, the resolution passed with a vote of 26 in favour, […]

LA School Board Postpones Vote on Ethnic Studies Curriculum to August

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 10, 2020 During a July 9 meeting, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education postponed until August its vote on the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC). The resolution slated for a vote during the July 9 meeting was revised to state that the California Department of Education […]

Meet the Man Bringing Tourists to Jerusalem during Covid-19

Love Love Israel When was the last time you got to walk the streets of Jerusalem? And when will the next time be? One of the tragedies of Covid-19 has been the distance it has put between those who love Israel and the Holy Land, as flights were grounded around the world, leaving Ben Gurion […]

Eagles’ DeSean Jackson Accepts 94-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor’s Invitation To Visit Auschwitz

CBS 3 July 13, 2020 View this post on Instagram On Zoom call, NFL player DeSean Jackson accepts an invitation to visit Auschwitz with 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg, who held the call dressed in his concentration camp uniform. His visit follows a pledge to educate himself after an antisemitic Instagram post. Credit : From […]

The right – and wrong – way to handle anti-Semitism on college campus

Yael Lerman July 6, 2020 At two universities on opposite ends of the country, student government leaders recently found themselves mired in controversy for promoting anti-Semitism online. In June, the student senate president of Florida State University, Ahmad Daraldik, was revealed to have posted hateful messages to his social media accounts, including “#f—kisrael” and “stupid […]