StandWithUs Letter to CA Education Officials Regarding Ethnic Studies

Dear State Superintendent Thurmond, State Board of Education, and Members of the Instructional Quality Commission, I write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about Israel and fighting antisemitism. We were deeply grateful when you publicly promised to revise the antisemitic and anti-Israel first draft of the Ethnic Studies […]

StandWithUs Letter to Governor Newsom Regarding Ethnic Studies

Dear Governor Newsom, I write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization dedicated to supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism. We were deeply grateful when you publicly promised that the antisemitic and anti-Israel first draft of California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), “will never see the light of day.” However, we are now deeply […]

Leila Khaled event at S.F. State gets Israeli Knesset’s attention

J, The Jewish News of Northern California Gabe Stutman SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 After drawing outrage from Bay Area Jewish organizations, an upcoming video event hosted by San Francisco State professors featuring a Palestinian militant who hijacked two commercial airliners has garnered the attention of lawmakers in Jerusalem. Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs Israel, held […]

Pro-Israel group urges NY medical board to investigate doctor over online threats

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate September 17, 2020 StandWithUs sent a letter on Thursday to the New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct, calling for it to investigate a pediatric resident who, according to legal filings, posted anti-Semitic and homophobic tweets. The pro-Israel group called for the New York medical board to “immediately […]

At Knesset Hearing, StandWithUs Israel Executive Director Calls SFSU Event to Feature Leila Khaled ‘

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler September 17, 2020 During a Sept. 15 Knesset hearing, StandWithUs Israel Executive Director Michael Dickson called the San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) Sept. 23 event that will feature Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) member Leila Khaled “chilling.” Dickson was speaking at the Knesset Aliyah and Integration Committee’s subcommittee […]

StandWithUs Letter to New York Medical Board re Dr Walid Khass

September 17, 2020 New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct Riverview Center 150 Broadway, Suite 355 Albany, New York 12204-2719 Re: Investigation and Disciplinary Action Against Walid Khass, MD Dear Esteemed Members of the New York State Health Department’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct and Members of the New York State […]

Israel’s parliament hears powerful testimony on antisemitism from StandWithUs staff and students

“ A major American university is about to host a terrorist.” (JERUSALEM, September 15, 2020) — A photo of the notorious gun-toting airplane hijacker, Leila Khaled, was held up at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, today to protest San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) hosting of the terrorist at a September 23 event. Michael Dickson, Executive Director […]

StandWithUs Responds to Online Antisemitism in Northern California High Schools

September 15, 2020 VIA EMAIL: ( dsondheim@tamdistrict.org ; superintendent@srcs.org ) David Sondheim Principal Redwood High School 395 Doherty Drive Larkspur, CA 94939 Tara Taupier Superintendent Tam District 395 Doherty Drive Larkspur, CA 94939 Dear Principal Sondheim, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism. We are greatly […]

Zionist Movie Club Showcases Israeli Films, Filmmakers and Stars Via Zoom

Jewish Journal Gerri Miller September 14, 2020 If you can’t get enough of Israeli movies, the stars and creators of some of the best the genre has to offer are now a mouse click away. Every month, the Zionist Movie Club offers Q&A discussions via Zoom with some of the biggest names in Israeli cinema. […]

StandWithUs Condemns Hiring of Saeb Erekat by Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA — September 13, 2020) — The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism strongly condemns Harvard University’s appointment of Saeb Erekat as a fellow within the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Erekat, who is known as a chief Palestinian negotiator, also serves as the secretary general of the Executive Committee of […]

SWU webcast illustrates diverse support for Israel

San Diego Jewish World September 10, 2020 Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — StandWithUs on Wednesday evening presented a packed webcast, nearly an hour long, demonstrating the diversity of people who support Israel and the urgency that support has for Jewish and pro-Israel students attending high schools, colleges, and universities in North America and around […]

SFSU President: University Condemns Glorification of Terrorism, but Supports ‘Academic Freedom’

Jewish Journal | By Aaron Bandler | September 9, 2020 Photo: Webbi1987 San Francisco State University (SFSU) President Lynn Mahoney issued a statement on Sept. 5 addressing the upcoming Zoom webinar with Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) member Leila Khaled. The Sept. 23 webinar , which is being hosted by the Arab […]

My journey from BDS activist to Israel educator

If someone had come to me over six years ago and told me that in my final year of university, I would be graduating from a fellowship programme run by StandWithUs UK, I would have probably called them deluded, maybe even insane. Yet here I am, over a year later, reflecting on every aspect of […]

What can Israel teach the world? – opinion

The challenges that the reborn State of Israel has faced since its inception in 1948 are enormous. The Jerusalem Post | By MICHAEL DICKSON, NAOMI L. BAUM | SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 The following is an abridged, edited excerpt from the introduction of the new book ISResilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World by Michael Dickson […]

Expedia Corrects Claim Israeli Airport Is ‘Near Israeli Settlement, Palestinian Territories’

The Algemeiner | by Shiryn Ghermezian | SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 The online travel booking company Expedia updated its website last week to correctly identify Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport as being located in Israel after a mistake on the site resulted in the company being accused of “anti-Israel propaganda.” A screenshot shared on Twitter by […]

Jewish Groups Denounce Upcoming SFSU Zoom Event Hosting ‘Known Terrorist’ Leila Khaled

Jewish Journal | By Aaron Bandler | September 3, 2020 Photo: Kit Leong / Shutterstock.com Jewish groups issued statements to the Journal denouncing an upcoming San Francisco State University (SFSU) event featuring Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) member Leila Khaled. As first reported by Israellycool blogger David Lange, the Arab and Muslim […]

GET FIT WHILE SUPPORTING ISRAEL! TAKE THE STANDWITHUS FITNESS CHALLENGE!

(Los Angeles, CA — September 15, 2020)  — StandWithUs is challenging everyone to GET FIT WHILE SUPPORTING ISRAEL!  The Israel education organization launched the  StandWithUs Fitness Challenge , a campaign that challenges participants to get active doing a physical exercise of their choosing, either indoor or outdoor, allowing them to exercise while maintaining social distancing. The StandWithUs Fitness Challenge raises funds […]

StandWithUs Urges Suspension of Massive Arabic Facebook Page for Promoting Vile Antisemitism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Credit: MEMRI (Los Angeles, CA — August 26, 2020) — StandWithUs strongly urges Facebook to suspend the page of Mohamed Sobhy, an Egyptian actor who is using his platform to promote deadly antisemitism. The page has nearly 7.8 million followers and is currently broadcasting episodes of the show A Knight Without a […]