SWU Calls on New York AG to Investigate Antisemitism

March 25, 2020. As we recently noted , we are seeing numerous instances of people wrongly blaming minorities – primarily Jews and Chinese people – for COVID-19. StandWithUs is deeply troubled by one of the latest such reported instances, in which an Orthodox Jewish man in New York appears to have been turned away at […]

LINK program bringing dynamic Israel education to South Jersey schools

Jewish Community Voice REA BOCHNER March 11, 2020 The proliferation of anti-Israel messages in the media and on college campuses is not news. Nor is the rising opposition to Israel here and abroad. What is surprising, however, is the number of Jewish youth with anti-Israel sentiments. “I’ve met bright young Jewish kids, even in our […]

WATCH: Israelis Applaud Doctors From Their Balconies for Work Against Coronavirus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 3-19-2020 Several videos of Israelis cheering and applauding doctors and nurses from their balconies have been making the rounds on social media. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) tweeted a video compilation of Israelis applauding their medical personnel throughout the country. “In a stunning display of solidarity today, thousands around Israel stood […]

Standing Together Against Hate Amidst Coronavirus

People across the world are struggling to deal with the effects of Coronavirus on their health and livelihoods. Unfortunately, the crisis has also led to a spike in hate, as both Jews and Asians are falsely blamed for the spread of the disease. Now more than ever, we must fight back against antisemitism and racism, […]

Jewish organizations launch online portals to minimize coronavirus impact

Jerusalem Post By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS MARCH 17, 2020 Jewish educational organizations are making their content available online, helping people to learn about Judaism and support Israel during the coronavirus epidemic from the confines of their own home. Pro-Israel organization StandWithUs has launched StandWithUsConnect, a new web portal offering seminars and high quality interactive content […]

StandWithUs Announces Digital Platform to Stay Connected During Coronavirus Restrictions

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler March 16, 2020 StandWithUs announced the launching of its new digital platform StandWithUs Connect to enable people to remain involved with the organization during a period of social distancing. StandWithUs Connect will provide live webinars to discuss Israel and other matters; its first webinar, “Misconceptions About Israel, Zionism, and Jews,” is […]

My Love for Israel

Fresh Ink for Teens Shirel Attias March 13, 2020 The love of Israel has always been a central part of my life. My connection to the beautiful land comes from my parents who are both of Moroccan descent. My grandmother and grandfather immigrated to Israel in 1962 from Morocco to escape anti-Semitism, making Aliyah to […]

StandWithUs Connect: Education, Inspiration and Community, From the Comfort of Home

Jerusalem – March 16, 2020 As educational institutions close and travel halts due to Coronavirus, StandWithUs is utilizing technology to continue to educate about Israel, provide unique Israel experiences, fight antisemitism and build a growing community for people around the world. StandWithUsConnect  – a new digital platform launching this week – will feature high quality, interactive educational […]

StandWithUs UK to Grow Operation; Appoints New Executive Director

London – Wednesday, 11 March, 2020 Israel educational charity StandWithUs has announced it will be growing its presence across UK campuses and the wider community, under the leadership of their new UK Executive Director, Sara Sherrard, who will succeed Raphael Wein following the conclusion of his term this month. Sara is not new to the […]

Scripps College to host professor who wrote book claiming Israel purposely harms Palestinians

Jewish News Syndicate March 6, 2020 BY JACKSON RICHMAN Rutgers University professor Jasbir Puar. Credit: Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. “The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability” by Jasbir Puar asserts that the Israeli Defense Forces believe in “rehabilitation through the spatial, affective and corporeal debilitation […]

Racist, Far-Right Website Peddling Antisemitism Must Be Banned

The Algemeiner MARCH 6, 2020 by Lauren Post Rick Wiles hosts an antisemitic and racist talk show on the far-right ‘TruNews’ website. Photo: Screenshot. Have you heard that Pokemon Go is an elaborate conspiracy to kill Christians? Or that US government death squads  murdered former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ? Or that the Israelis […]

Hollywood Girl Raises Support for Israel Through Bat Mitzvah Project

Sun Sentinel March 5, 2020 By Sergio Carmona Hadar Setton has taken her StandWithUs booth throughout South Florida. (Courtesy) For her bat mitzvah project, Hadar Setton of Hollywood wanted to do something of goodwill for Israel. The project has involved Hadar, 11, volunteering for StandWithUs, an international Israel education organization. Through this project, she has […]

Decision by the Washington State Court of Appeals’ dismissal of the Olympia Food Co-op case

Regarding the recent decision by a Washington State Court of Appeals confirming a trial court’s dismissal of the Olympia Food Co-op. The case has not handed the BDS campaign a victory, major or otherwise. Read our statement here.

Wake Up and Smell the Automation: Are We Ready to Lose Jobs to Robots?

Jewish Journal Max Samarov Front Cover 2/26/2020 Walk into a restaurant and order from a touchscreen. Call customer service and speak to a software program that sounds and answers questions like a human. Order an Uber and a self-driving car picks you up. This is automation: the replacement of human workers with robots, artificial intelligence […]

Buttigieg, Klobuchar Won’t Attend AIPAC Conference

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 2/26/2020 South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are the latest Democratic presidential candidates to announce that they won’t be attending the upcoming American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. March 1-3. A spokesperson for the Buttigieg campaign told Fox News that the […]

Palestinian Commentator: BDS Hurts Us

San Diego Jewish World February 26, 2020 By Donald H. Harrison Left to right: Yosef Condiotti, director, StandWithUs San Diego; Bassem Eid; Yael Steinberg, associate director StandWithUs San Diego FAIRBANKS RANCH, California – Bassam Eid is a Palestinian author and commentator, who may be seen frequently on Israeli television.  While he is critical of various […]

Holocaust-themed Spanish Parade With Dancing Nazis Causes Outrage

CNN February 26, 2020 By Emma Reynolds Men dressed as Nazi soldiers posing with guns at a carnival parade in Campo de Criptana, Castile-La Mancha, Spain on February 24, 2020. (CNN) A Holocaust -themed parade in Spain featuring dancing Nazis , death camp prisoners in striped pajamas and a float decorated with crematorium chimneys has […]

Israeli Embassy Rips ‘Vile’ Spanish Parade Show for ‘Banalizing’ Holocaust

The Algemeiner FEBRUARY 25, 2020 By Karys Rhea The controversial parade show in Campo de Criptana, Spain. The Israeli Embassy in Spain condemned on Tuesday a display at a recent parade in the town of Campo de Criptana for “banalizing the Holocaust.” For the performance, some members of the Asociacion Cultural El Chaparral de Las […]