StandWithUs Files Brief Supporting Fordham University’s Decision Not to Recognize SJP

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler September 30, 2020 Source: Wikimedia Commons StandWithUs filed an amicus brief on Sept. 29 supporting Fordham University’s decision to decline to recognize the school’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). In 2016, Fordham Dean of Students Keith Eldredge wrote in an email to then-student Ahmad Awad, who would have […]

Gov. Newsom vetoes California ethnic-studies bill requiring anti-Israel curriculum

JNS/ Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman October 1, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement. Newsom, a Democrat, cited the ongoing pushback over the curriculum for why he vetoed the measure, AB-331. “I value the role ethnic studies plays in helping students think critically […]

StandWithUs Applauds Governor Newsom’s Veto of AB331 and His Call to Fix California’s Ethnic Studies

Photo by: Gage Skidmore (Sacramento, CA, September 30, 2020) — StandWithUs applauds Governor Newsom for vetoing AB331 , which would have made ethnic studies a graduation requirement in California public schools on September 30, 2020. In his veto message , Newsom stated that, “I appreciate the amendments the author accepted to ensure that any ethnic […]

StandWithUs Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fordham University

StandWithUs Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fordham University September 29, 2020 (New York, NY) — StandWithUs, through the invaluable assistance of our pro bono attorney network that works together with the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, filed an amicus brief on September 29, 2020, in the Supreme Court […]

StandWithUs Amicus Brief in Support of Fordham University

Bama student stands tall — but not alone — for Israel

Southern Jewish Life September 21, 2020 Richard Friedman  Rebecca Gilbert stands tall. For Israel. Against antisemitism. Engaging others. But the 21-year-old University of Alabama senior does not stand alone. That is because she is part of a U.S.-based organization, StandWithUs. The organization has developed a network of student leaders, including Rebecca, on college campuses throughout […]

Pol calls for DOH to suspend alleged anti-Semitic hospital resident

New York Post Bernadette Hogan and Priscilla DeGregory September 25, 2020 A Brooklyn state assemblyman is demanding that the state Health Department take immediate action against a hospital resident for allegedly making anti-Semitic statements on social media. Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (D-Brooklyn) wants the DOH to suspend resident Dr. Walid Khass from New York Presbyterian Brooklyn […]

Pro-Israel group calls on Tufts to investigate dental student over hate-filled anti-Jewish tweets

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman September 25, 2020 StandWithUs sent a letter on Thursday to Tufts University’s president and the dean of its dental school expressing concern about a third-year dental student over his history of anti-Semitic tweets. In its letter to Anthony Monaco and Nadeem Karimbux, StandWithUs wrote that Adam Elayan’s tweets, which date […]

StandWithUs Letter to Tufts Dental School About Apparent Antisemitism from Student

September 24, 2020 VIA EMAIL: ( Anthony.Monaco@tufts.edu ; Nadeem.Karimbux@tufts.edu ) Dr. Anthony P. Monaco, M.D., Ph.D. President Tufts University Office of the President Ballou Hall, 2nd Floor Medford, Massachusetts 02155 Dr. Nadeem Karimbux, DMD, MMSc Dean Tufts University School of Dental Medicine 1 Kneeland Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111 Re: Investigation into Tufts Dental Student Adam […]

Jewish Groups Praise Zoom Canceling SFSU Leila Khaled Event

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler September 23, 2020 Jewish groups praised Zoom for deplatforming an upcoming San Francisco State University (SFSU) webinar featuring Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) member Leila Khaled. The Lawfare Project announced in a Sept. 22 press release a spokesperson told the legal group, “Zoom is committed to supporting the […]

StandWithUs Calls for Discipline Against N.Y. Doctor Over Alleged Anti-Semitic Tweets

Jewish Journal | Aaron Bandler | September 21, 2020 Photo: Lennox Wright / Shutterstock.com StandWithUs wrote a Sept. 17 letter to the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) to investigate and discipline Dr. Walid Khass regarding his alleged anti-Semitic tweets. The Forward initially had reported that New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn […]

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 […]