StandWithUs Statement on the Proposed Peace Plan Unveiled at The White House, January 2020

January 28, 2020 Zach Rudisin, Wikipedia Since its Declaration of Independence, which made the Jewish people free again in their ancestral home, Israel has yearned for peace with its neighbors. Despite being forced to defend themselves from war and violence brought to their borders by surrounding governments and terrorist groups, Israelis have invested in peace […]

Why an Iranian Jewish College Student Says ‘Never Again’

The Algemeiner Chloe Levian 1/24/2020 Photo: Michael Oh My family’s story is one of overcoming persecution and antisemitism. You see, my family is originally from Iran. I know firsthand the importance of having Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people, because my mom, a Jewish woman living in Iran, was able to escape the […]

Pro-Israel groups urge University of Michigan to cancel SJP conference featuring ‘vicious’ anti-Semi

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Sean Savage and Jackson Richman January 21, 2020 Several pro-Israel groups are urging the University of Michigan to cancel an upcoming conference at the school that is featuring anti-Israel groups and speakers that “have a long record of vicious anti-Semitism,” according to Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs. The event, titled […]

A high-schooler struck back at anti-Semitism the best way she knew how: On Instagram.

Charlotte Observer THÉODEN JANES JANUARY 17, 2020 Photo Credit: XAVIER TIANYANG WANG, XWANG@MCCLATCHY.COM Abby Adams was given her first Star of David when she was in elementary school, but at the time, she says, it was just a pretty necklace to her — she didn’t really understand the symbol’s significance. Here’s what she did understand: […]

StandWithUs Conference Teaches Students How to Fight Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER JAN 20, 2020 Under the banner “Israel in Focus,” this year’s StandWithUs (SWU) International Conference focused on educating students about anti-Semitism and how to fight it. The pro-Israel educational organization’s conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport hotel over the Jan. 17-19 weekend, and was sponsored […]

World Zionist Supreme Court Enables the Zionist “Dream Team” to Run in 2020 WZC Elections

For more information and interviews, please contact Sarri Singer or Ran Fuchs at info@votekolyisrael.com . January 21, 2020 World Zionist Supreme Court Intervention Enables the Zionist “Dream Team” to Run in 2020 World Zionist Court Elections Kol Yisrael, an exciting new slate led by StandWithUs and the Israeli American Council, the two fastest growing Zionist organizations in […]

South Dakota 28th State to Say NO to BDS

South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota (PIERRE, South Dakota, January 14, 2020) —  StandWithUs applauds South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for signing an executive order prohibiting state offices, agencies, commissions, and departments from contracting with companies that engage in boycotts against Israel. The Executive Order is meant to protect taxpayer funds and […]

Warning! Nazi Narratives Continue to Threaten Hindus and Jews

World Hindu News Souptik Mukherjee 1/12/2020 Hitler stole the ancient Hindu symbol of the Swastika, which for thousands of years had been used as a representation of good fortune and well-being, and corrupted it to represent racism and the ultimate of evil. He convoluted the Hindu concept of Arya, which means a righteous person who […]

Like We Have Never Seen Before in Our Lifetime

Times of Israel JAN 10, 2020 By Dr. Eric Lankin Photo from the antisemitic attack in Monsey, Hanukkah 2019 Many of us are terribly distressed by the targeting of Jews in an epidemic of antisemitic incidents world-wide. To witness the United States, the land where I was born and in whose military I served,  experiencing […]

Department of Education to Investigate StandWithUs Complaint Against UCLA

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 1/9/2020 The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 3 that it is investigating a StandWithUs complaint that UCLA improperly handled allegations of anti-Semitism. The StandWithUs complaint, which was filed in October on behalf of student Shayna Lavi, focuses on a May incident when San Francisco State […]

US Ed. Dept investigating UCLA over anti-Zionist SJP conference on campus

Jerusalem Post Jeremy Sharon 1/9/2020 The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of California Los Angeles for possible discrimination against Jews as a group, for having hosted a national conference of the anti-Zionist Students for Justice in Palestine organization on its campus in November 2018. The Zachor Legal Institute submitted […]

Trump order could bolster anti-Semitism complaint involving S.F. State professor

J the Jewish News of Northern California Gabe Stutman January 8, 2020 President Trump’s executive order on combating anti-Semitism, signed last month, could strengthen a Jewish student’s case against UCLA alleging anti-Semitic discrimination, according to Carly Gammill, a lawyer who helped file the complaint. StandWithUs, a pro-Israel advocacy group, filed the 17-page letter with the […]

US Education Department investigating UCLA over anti-Semitism complaint

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate January 6, 2020 The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified StandWithUs (SWU) on Friday that it has accepted its complaint alleging that UCLA violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has opened the matter for full investigation on the merits. SWU alleged that the […]

DOE investigating UCLA for anti-Semitism

Campus Reform Arik Schneider 1/7/2020 The DOE has opened an investigation into the University of California-Los Angeles after a pro-Israel group said that the school fails to protect its Jewish students from discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified non-profit education organization StandWithUs that it accepted a complaint alleging that […]

Canada’s Recent, Though Rare, Vote Against Israel at UN Sparks Concern in Jewish Circles

Jewish News Syndicate January 3, 2020 BY  SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN The government could have expressed support for a two-state solution in ways that “would have been more effective and avoided adding credibility to the distorted, anti-Israel narrative that adversaries seek to advance within the U.N.,” said Shimon Fogel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. […]

OCR Responds to SWU and Zachor Legal Institute Title VI Filings Against UCLA 1-3-20

UCLA sign on the University of California, Los Angeles (Photo: Michael Gordon / Shutterstock.com) (Los Angeles, CA, January 6, 2020)  — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has notified StandWithUs and Zachor Legal Institute on January 3rd that it has accepted each of their respective complaints alleging that UCLA violated Title VI of […]

Peace through sports? Qatar to let Israelis in for 2022 World Cup

Israel Hayom By  Dan Lavie December 31, 2019 As Gulf state prepares to host largest sporting event, senior official says: “We do not mix sport and politics, but we would hope that Palestinians are able to make it too.” EURO 2020 qualifing round, Poland – Israel. (Photo: MediaPictures.pl / Shutterstock.com) Israelis will be able to […]

Qatar World Cup official to ESPN: Israelis can attend the 2022 tournament

Jerusalem Post By ZACHARY KEYSER DECEMBER 31, 2019 Lusail stadium – a modern indoor sports arena in Lusail. Qatar, Middle East (Photo: Philip Lange / Shutterstock.com) Qatar’s Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for the Qatar World Cup in 2022 , stated in an interview with ESPN earlier this week that Israelis will be […]