Statement, July 7, 2019

We send our condolences to the family of Solomon Tekah and join Israel in mourning his tragic death. The pain of the Ethiopian Israeli community is real and they deserve to be heard. As we await the results of the investigation into this case, we support, hope for and encourage peaceful efforts to heal social […]

Send them to college with Israel knowledge

The Jewish Advocate Ann Green June 26, 2019 Ann Green writes regularly for The Jewish Advocate.Every June, I give a gift – pro-Israel informational booklets – to those in my temple who are graduating from high school. This year, I sent them copies of “Answering Tough Questions about Israel,” from the organization StandWithUs. Why do […]

DeVos directs Ed. Dept. to investigate UNC amid anti-Semitism claims

Campus Reform Adam Sabes June 25, 2019 The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of North Carolina-Duke Consortium for Middle East Studies after receiving complaints of anti-Semitism at the event, which was partially funded by a federal grant. According to WTVD-TV, Secretary Betsy DeVos responded to Rep. George Holding’s letter calling […]

Jewish Groups Condemn British Society for Middle East Studies’ BDS Endorsement

The Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 27, 2019 Myriad Jewish groups condemned the British Society for Middle East Studies’ (BRISMES) June 26 resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement in statements to the Journal. BRISMES’ website describes the organization as urging people to study and get involved in Middle Eastern history. The resolution, which […]

Four Ways to Handle Conflict on Campus

Jewish in Seattle Mag SWU Staff 6/13/2019 So you’re going to college. Congrats! The years ahead are full of promise — and challenge. Here are some tips on how to handle a few common scenarios on campus, with help from StandWithUs.  What do you do… If you find swastika graffiti on campus? Take photos of […]

German Students Pass Anti-BDS Resolution

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 6/21/2019 German student groups passed a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on June 16 at the German-Israel student conference, the Jerusalem Post reports. The resolution stated that the student groups supporting the resolution would not engage in any sort of cooperation with BDS supporters, calling BDS “a […]

BDS urges boycott of German sportswear giant Puma over ties with Israel

Israel Hayom Eldad Beck June 16, 2019 The pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions movement is calling on its supporters to boycott German sportswear giant Puma over its ties with the Israel Football Association. In late 2018, Puma signed a four-year sponsorship deal with the IFA, which includes six clubs from communities in Judea and Samaria. […]

Jewish Groups Defend Birthright After NYT Article

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 14, 2019 Several Jewish groups are defending the Birthright program after a June 11 New York Times article highlighted protests against the program. The article described Birthright as a free 10-day trip for Jewish young adults to become more connected with their Jewish identity as well as with Israeli culture, […]

STANDWITHUS COMMENDS US SENATE FOR PASSING A RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM

(Washington DC — June 13, 2019) — StandWithUs commends the US Senate for passing unanimously a Resolution Condemning all forms of antisemitism on June 13, 2019. The resolution was announced five days after a gunman burst into a synagogue in Poway, Calif., during services marking the end of Passover, murdering a 60-year-old woman, maiming the […]

Course yanked before teachers taught about ‘Israel occupation’

One News Now Bob Kellogg June 11, 2019 A public school district in Illinois has pulled an anti-Israel staff training course entitled “Teaching Palestine” after public uproar. Pro-Israel group StandWithUs says it fought plans by School District 219 after learning faculty members would be taught about the “Israel occupation of Palestine.” School District 219 serves […]

Amid pushback, DC suburb postpones showing of anti-Israel film narrated by Waters

Jewish News Syndicate / JNS.org Jackson Richman June 11, 2019 Amid pushback, Takoma Park in Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., postponed a scheduled screening this week of an anti-Israel documentary narrated by pro-BDS activist and former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters. “The proposed June 13 screening of the film, ‘The Occupation of the American […]

StandWithUs Files Brief Supporting Arkansas Anti-BDS Law

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 11, 2019 The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, along with Agudath Israel of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, filed an amicus brief on June 6 to the 8th Circuit of Court Appeals in support of the Arkansas law cracking down on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions […]

StandWithUs Files Third Amicus Brief in Support of State Anti-BDS Legislation On June 6, 2019

(St. Louis, MO — June 11, 2019) — StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, through the invaluable assistance of our pro bono attorney network, filed an amicus brief on June 6, 2019 in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) legislation enacted by the state of Arkansas and upheld by the […]

UC-Davis judicial council SHUTS DOWN pro-BDS resolution

Campus Reform Adam Sabes June 4, 2019 A student-run judicial council at a California school unanimously ruled in May that a pro-Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) resolution passed by its student government was unconstitutional. The University of California-Davis judicial council cited that the bill prompted harassment of Jewish students in its decision, according to The California […]

Williams College under federal investigation for discriminating against Jewish students

The College Fix Jeremiah Poff June 4, 2019 UPDATED Result of student government rejecting pro-Israel club The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Williams College over concerns that it violated antidiscrimination law when the student government refused to recognize a pro-Israel student group. In a May 31 letter, the Office for Civil Rights’ Boston office […]

Williams College refuses to change process that led to rejection of pro-Israel group

The College Fix June 4, 2019 Blesses ‘unchecked discrimination’ Williams College will not change its two-track process for recognizing student organizations, even after the student government refused to recognize a club because it supports Israel’s right to exist. That has angered StandWithUs, a pro-Israel nonprofit, which had asked President Maud Mandel and Vice President for […]

Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine

Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ben Sales May 31, 2019 Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine after members of Jewish community call it one-sided CHICAGO (JTA) — A high school district with a large Jewish population has withdrawn its recommendation of an optional training opportunity for teachers called “Teaching Palestine” after local teachers, […]

South Florida Jewish leaders react to Gov. DeSantis’ trade mission to Israel

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona May 31, 2019 South Florida Jewish leaders reacted to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent trade mission to Israel. During the mission, DeSantis conducted a ceremonial cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Israeli business leaders, signed a bill banning anti-Semitism in public schools […]