Jewish Groups React to Monsey Stabbings

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER DEC 30, 2019 Jewish groups have expressed shock and horror over the stabbings that occurred at a rabbi’s house in the New York City suburb of Monsey, N.Y., on the evening of Dec. 28. The attack occurred at Chabad of Suffern Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg’s home as he was lighting the […]

StandWithUs Cautiously Welcomes Qatar Comments on Welcoming Israelis to the 2022 Soccer World Cup

Jerusalem – December 30, 2019 StandWithUs, the international Israel educational organization,  cautiously welcomes comments by Hassan al Thawadi, the secretary general of the Supreme Committee for the Qatar 2022 Soccer World Cup. Sports network ESPN conducted an interview with al Thawadi, and in response to being questioned about Israelis being able to attend the World […]

Statement on the Antisemitic Attack in Monsey, NY

(Monsey, NY – December 29, 2019) — StandWithUs sends love, prayers, and strength to the victims of Saturday night’s horrific attempted murder of Jews celebrating Chanukah. We congratulate the NYPD for capturing the perpetrator of this barbaric stabbing attack. The latest in a string of hate crimes against Jews, this assault is yet another urgent […]

Shabbat Across LA, Gap Year Fair, Holocaust Film

Jewish Journal Ryan Torok 12/18/2019 From left: StandWithUs (SWU) COO Jerry Rothstein; SWU CEO Roz Rothstein; “Shepherd” star August Maturo; writer-director-producer Lynn Roth and Carly Gammill, director of the SWU Center for Combating Anti-Semitism. Photo by Jonah Light Photogrphy The Pro-Israel organization StandWithUs held a Nov. 26 screening of the celebrated 2019 Holocaust era-set film […]

Trump Condemns Jersey City Shooting, Signs Executive Order on College Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 12/11/2019 During a Dec. 11 Hanukkah reception at the White House, President Donald Trump condemned the Dec. 10 Jersey City, N.J., shooting and signed an executive order addressing anti-Semitism on college campuses. Trump called the Jersey City assailants evil and praised the valor of the police officer, Det. Joseph Seals, who […]

Anti-Semitism on Southern universities discussed in Boca Raton

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona December 20, 2019 From left, Talia Lerner, Hussein Aboubakr, TM Garret and Carly Gammill at the StandWithUs event, “New Anti-Semitism meets Old: Southern Jews, Southern Universities,” in Boca Raton. (Alec Mandell/Courtesy) StandWithUs/Southeast recently presented a program in Boca Raton that raised awareness about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel actions on Southern […]

Christians are being ethnically cleansed from Middle East, except in Israel

Legal Insurrection William Jacobson Christians are being ethnically cleansed throughout the Middle East, including areas under Palestinian Authority and Hamas control. A report last spring commissioned by then British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt found: Pervasive persecution of Christians, sometimes amounting to genocide, is ongoing in parts of the Middle East, and has prompted an exodus […]

The Fight Against Anti-Semitism: United We Stand—Divided We Fail

Jewish Journal Carly Gamill 12/20/2019 Anti-Semitism is on the rise. On a virtually daily basis at least one new incident of antisemitic activity is reported, here in the United States and in countries around the world. This bigoted treatment of the Jewish people—which has continued for over 2,000 years and culminated in the murder of […]

Israeli Orchestra Performs in Morocco Despite BDS Pressure

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 12/18/2019 An Israeli orchestra performed in a Dec. 4 festival in Morocco despite pressure from boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activists in the country. The Times of Israel (TOI) reported on Dec. 17 that the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra-Ashdod opened the international Andalussyat Festival in Casablanca. The orchestra’s general manager, Jacob Ben […]

Israel Supporters Celebrate StandWithUs Festival of Lights Gala 2019

Photo Credit: Jonah Light Photography and Michelle Mivzari More than 800 Israel supporters of all ages, faiths and political persuasions joined StandWithUs as it celebrated its annual Festival of Lights gala, held December 10, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The gala was once again sponsored by board members Ellie and Bruce […]

We Stand With Nessah Synagogue Against Hate

StandWithUs strongly condemns the act of antisemitic vandalism that targeted Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills on December 14, 2019. We stand with Nessah as one collective community and know that they will emerge more resilient and more unified in the face of this hate. In recent years and months there have been far too many […]

StandWithUs Facebook pages hacked

The Jerusalem Post DECEMBER 17, 2019 14:39 By  ILANIT CHERNICK ‘We will be back bigger and better than before,’ says StandWithUs Israel’s executive director Michael Dickson. An ISIS logo posted on one of the StandWithUs administered Facebook accounts after it was hacked (photo credit: STANDWITHUS) StandWithUs has vowed that it will not be silenced after […]

Hack of StandWithUs Facebook Pages

Tuesday, 17 December 2019 StandWithUs Facebook pages have been hacked. As one of the largest Israel educational pages on Facebook and with a hugely popular website and social media accounts, we are aware of constant threats and attempts to remove our content by extremist groups. We reach millions weekly in multiple languages. Due to this, […]

StandWithUs Applauds the Application of Title VI to Jewish Students

(Los Angeles, CA – December 11, 2019 ) StandWithUs applauds today the clarification that Title VI protections apply to Jewish students. With antisemitism on the rise, including on our nation’s campuses, this assurance is crucial. We recognize the vital importance of the IHRA definition, including its recognition that antisemitism often takes the form of hostility […]

Brown University Committee Votes to Recommend Divestment from Israel

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 12/4/2019 A Brown University committee voted on Dec. 2 to recommend the university divest from companies that conduct business with Israel. The Brown Daily Herald reports that the Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Practices (ACCRIP) voted with six in favor, two against and one abstaining. The recommendation stated that […]

StandWithUs Letter to CSCC regarding flag vandalism

December 6, 2019 Via Email ( DTH@CSCC.EDU ) David T. Harrison, Ph.D. President Columbus State Community College 550 East Spring St. Columbus, Ohio 43215 Dear President Harrison, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism. We are deeply concerned about antisemitism at Columbus State Community College (CSCC), […]

ADL Condemns McGill Student Government for Telling Student Councilor to Cancel Israel Trip or Resign

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 12/2/2019 Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt condemned McGill University’s student government for telling one of its members to cancel an upcoming trip to Israel or step down from her position. Councilor Jordyn Wright, a Jewish student, previously accepted Hillel Montreal’s invitation to attend a free trip to […]

‘Israel is what the Arab world can be but is unable to be’

Israel HaYom Dudi Caspi 12/01/2019 Aboubakr during his visit to Israel in 2018 Hussein Aboubakr loves Israel. This is always a welcome sentiment, of course, but it is twice as moving when it comes from an Egyptian-born Muslim, and even more so when you consider that Aboubakr is one of the most outspoken activists fighting […]