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 […]

ADL Condemns Benedictine SJP Member for Urging Holocaust Survivor to Denounce Israel

Jewish Journal Oct 29, 2019 BY AARON BANDLER Jonathan Greenblatt Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt condemned a member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Benedictine University for asking a Holocaust survivor to denounce the Israeli government’s “ethnic cleansing.” The member Ayah Ali asked Grinnell College Religious Studies Professor Dr. Harold Kasimow during his […]

‘A Day Against Hate’ Event Aims To Combat Anti-Semitic Messages

WataugaDemocrat.com Oct 29, 2019 By Kayla Lasure T.M. Garret speaks to a group on Oct. 27 BOONE — Two men spoke in Boone about their journeys from being anti-Semites to activists during the A Day Against Hate event aimed to combat hate on Appalachian State University’s campus and the wider community. Students and community members […]

Young Israelis Coming To Canada On Mission Of Peace

The Canadian Jewish News October 31, 2019 By Susan Minuk WordSwap delegates pose for a photo after a team meeting at the StandWithUs Israel office A diverse group of young Israelis who represent the tapestry of Israeli citizens – Jewish, Druze, Muslim, Ethiopian, Bedouin, Orthodox, Reform and LGBTQ – will visit Canada for the first […]

StandWithUs, Poway salute shooting victims

San Diego Jewish World October 31, 2019 By Donald H. Harrison Dr. Howard Kaye gave a tribute to his murdered wife at the StandWithUs gala Oct. 27 SAN DIEGO – The Jewish and general communities are honoring the memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye , who was murdered April 27 by a gunman who barged into Chabad […]

EL AL Ambassadors Program takes flight – again!

October 29, 2019 StandWithUs is proud to begin another year of activity with the EL AL Ambassadors program! First launched in 2011 as a joint initiative of EL AL Israel Airlines, StandWithUs, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, this unique program trains pilots and flight attendants to share their Israel stories […]

ACTION ALERT: Show Support for Proposed Federal Change to Protect Jewish Students!

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) annually collects data from public schools and school districts on incidents of harassment and bullying. Beginning in 2015, this data mandated schools to include incidents of discrimination based on a student’s perceived religion. The data returned showing voluminous numbers. As a result, OCR is now […]

Protesters Disrupt Former Israeli Foreign Minister’s Duke Speech

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER OCT 24, 2019 A group of around 20 student protesters disrupted former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s Oct. 23 speech at Duke University. The Duke Chronicle reports that the disruption began at an event hosted by The Duke Program for American Grand Strategy (AGS). Moderator Bruce Jentleson asked Livni about […]