Investigation: ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ Locked Down Its Annual Conference

Legal Insurrection Samantha Mandeles November 25, 2019 SJP held its 2019 conference at U. Minnesota under tight secrecy, as its tactics of intimidation and disruption gained national attention after Vassar’s president condemned as anti-Semitic SJP chants directed at an Israeli Jewish speaker. Last week, we reported on the disruption of Israeli Hen Mazzig’s talk by […]

BDS activists disrupt talk by ex-IDF officer who gave thousands of Syrians help

Jewish News November 19, 2019 Students heard chanting at KCL and Warwick University as Lt. Col. Eyal Dror set to speak about helping thousands of Syrians Screenshot from StandWithUS UK’s twitter, which shows anti-Israel activists at the University of Warwick A retired Israeli soldier who helped thousands of Syrians receive treatment in Israel was met […]

IDF Officer Who Led Aid Effort to Syria Protested at UK Universities

The Algemeiner by Shiri Moshe NOVEMBER 19, 2019 Protesters disrupt a talk by Lt. Col. (Res.) Eyal Dror at the University of Warwick on Nov. 19, 2019. Photo: StandWithUs / Twitter. An Israeli military veteran who helped oversee a humanitarian aid effort benefiting victims of the Syrian conflict was protested while speaking at two British […]

Avi Kurtz: We can’t have another Holocaust

Winston-Salem Journal By Avi Kurtz Guest columnist Nov 18, 2019 Kurtz “Mommy, who is going to hide us if there is another Holocaust?” the 7-year-old me asked. There was a moment of silence, and hastily, Mom assured me that there was no way a Holocaust would happen again. “We are very fortunate to live in […]

Jewish Groups, Students Criticize GWU Student Senate for Passing Anti-Semitism Resolution

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER NOV 19, 2019 Photo from Wikimedia Commons StandWithUs, the Simon Wiesenthal Center and GW for Israel board members each criticized George Washington University’s (GWU) Student Association (SA) Senate for passing a resolution containing a “watered-down” definition of anti-Semitism on Nov. 18. The resolution, titled “The Anti-Semitism Condemnation Act,” adopts aspects […]

Retired Israeli Soldier Who Helped Thousands Of Syrians Civilians Met By ‘hate’ On Uk Campuses

The Jewish Chronicle November 20, 2019 Lieutenant colonel Eyal Dror gave talks at King’s College London and Warwick University about setting up the humanitarian mission to help Syrian refugees – but his events were barracked and booed by pro-Palestine protestors Protesters disrupt Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Dror’s talk at Warwick University A retired Israeli soldier who […]

Standwithus Program Grows In Arizona

Arizona Jewish Life TROY HILL NOVEMBER 20, 2019 StandWithUs is an international and non-partisan Israel education organization that offers a national high school program that mentors and trains high school students to engage their communities with conversations about Israel. The program has grown in Arizona this year to include three interns, up from one last […]

Columbia Student Government Votes to Hold Campus Referendum on Divestment

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER Nov 25, 2019 Photo from Wikimedia Commons Columbia University’s College Student Council (CCSC) voted on the evening of Nov. 24 to have the campus vote on a referendum calling on the university to divest from companies that conduct business with Israel. The Columbia Spectator reports that the final vote was […]

StandWithUs Letter to UVM re: Antisemitic Twitter Post

November 21, 2019 Via Email ( president@uvm.edu ; david.nestor@uvm.edu ) Suresh Garimella, Ph.D. President University of Vermont 85 South Prospect Street 344-353 Waterman Building Burlington, Vermont 05405 David Nestor, Ed.D. Dean of Students University of Vermont Nicholson House 41 South Prospect Street Burlington, Vermont 05405 Dear President Garimella and Dean Nestor, We write on behalf […]

Former Israeli commander and leader of mission to provide aid for Syrian civilians met by hate on UK

19th November, 2019: Former Israeli commander and leader of mission to provide aid for Syrian civilians met by hate on UK campuses During a five-day speaking tour in the UK, Ret. Lt. Col. Eyal Dror, has been met with hate and disturbance on UK campuses. Protestors at Kings College London and Warwick University have attempted […]

Charity Watchdog Groups Say StandWithUs is Among Top US Charities

ILTV – SWU Israel Discussing Social Media Efforts During Gaza Conflict in November, 2019.

November 17, 2019 WATCH : “The War Online”: Michael Dickson, Executive Director of StandWithUs Israel, visited the ILTV studio to discuss how StandWithUs and our followers utilized social media platforms to show the world what was really happening when Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel, educating millions with live updates. As soon […]

StandWithUs Opens First of Its Kind Legal CLE Resource Center

(Los Angeles, CA – November 7, 2019 ) — The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department proudly announces the opening of the StandWithUs Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Resource Center. Attorneys who need to fulfill their CLE credits can do so in this unique, easily navigable setting while exploring legal topics affecting the Jewish people and Israel.  This […]

Jewish Groups Announce Solidarity with Israel Amidst Rocket Attacks

Jewish Journal, 12/11/2019 Aaron Bandler Myriad American Jewish groups are offering their support to Israel while the Jewish state is being bombarded with rockets from the Gaza Strip. More than 150 rockets have been fired from Gaza toward Israel since 5 a.m. Israel Standard Time after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Islamic Jihad Senior […]

‘StandWithUs’ on the Digital Front: Updating Millions of People on the Emergency in Israel

Jerusalem, November 13th, 2019 While the people of Israel woke up yesterday morning to a massive rocket attack to south and central Israel, StandWithUs was among the first organizations in the world to deliver constant updates about the security escalation. Millions of people – from Costa Rica to Hong Kong – read StandWithUs posts in […]

How to Inspire Love for Israel in the Next Generation

The Jerusalem Post, 11/11/2019 By Ilana-Sherrington-Hoffman, Director of Operations & Strategic Partnerships at StandWithUs Israel An Israeli flag [Ilustrative] (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) While on a speaking tour abroad, a Holocaust survivor told me his heartbreaking story and explained with tears of joy why Israel is a living miracle. The tears turned […]

German Cardinal Calls for Christians and Jews to Unite Against Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 11/6/2019 German Cardinal Reinhard Marx condemned anti-Semitism and called for Christians and Jews to unite against it during a Nov. 3 panel, the Jerusalem Post reports. The German Bishops Conference and Orthodox Rabbinical Conference of Germany panel, which featured Central Council of Jews in Germany head Josef Schuster, European Commission Coordinator […]

Gaza Rocket Strikes Sderot Home

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 11/1/2019 A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip demolished a family home in the southern Israel community of Sderot on Nov. 1. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted out a picture of the home and noted that the Iron Dome intercepted eight out of the 10 rockets fired from Gaza. StandWithUs […]