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 […]

Illinois district withdraws ‘Teaching Palestine’ course critics say was anti-Semitic propaganda

Fox News Caleb Parke May 31, 2019 A Chicago-area school district came under fire for promoting a course for educators called “Teaching Palestine,” which officials eventually said was “one-sided.” Critics called it “anti-Semitic” propaganda. The controversial course, offered by Teachers for Social Justice, covered the “Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Palestine liberation struggle,” according […]

UCLA investigating professor for inviting speaker who compared Jews to white supremacists

The College Fix Jeremiah Poff May 31, 2019 University admits ‘several students’ said lecture ‘veered into anti-Semitism’ In response to criticisms that a guest lecturer went on a “rant” against Israel, UCLA is noting that it has many Jewish friends. Read the full article HERE

UCLA Committee Backs Professor Over Guest Lecture Criticized as Antisemitic

The Algemeiner May 30, 2019 An academic freedom committee at the University of California-Los Angeles backed the right of a professor to invite a guest lecturer whose comments were denounced by some students as antisemitic, while critics called for swift action over the incident. The Academic Freedom Committee — part of the UCLA Academic Senate, […]

Dear Chancellor Merkel

The Times of Israel Carla Brewington May 31, 2019 Just as Hitler bells, with swastikas, are still ringing in the churches of Germany, still waiting to be taken down and smashed, so the Judensau (Jew-pig in German) can still be seen on churches and cathedrals, both inside and outside the buildings. These obscene images are […]

After backlash, Illinois high school district withdraws ‘Teaching Palestine’ course

Jewish News Syndicate / JNS.org Jackson Richman May 31, 2019 An Illinois high school district is withdrawing a course for educators titled “Teaching Palestine” after pushback from teachers and community members. The Niles Township High School District 219 serves Lincolnwood and parts of Morton Grove, Niles and Skokie in Cook County, home to Chicago. There […]

Letter to Williams College Re: RSO Formation Policy

May 30, 2019 VIA EMAIL : msm8@williams.edu , sklass​@williams​.edu Maud S. Mandel, Ph.D. President, Williams College Office of the President 880 Main Street Hopkins Hall 3rd Floor P.O. Box 687 Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267 Stephen Klass Vice President for Campus Life Hopkins Hall Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267 Re: Avoiding Future Discrimination at Williams College Dear President Mandel […]

Episode in new Netflix series mocks diarist Anne Frank

Jewish News Syndicate/ JNS.org Jackson Richman May 30, 2019 The new Netflix series “Historical Roasts,” which mocks the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank, finds itself in the midst of a backlash. One particular episode features actress Rachel Feinstein as Frank, Gilbert Gottfried as Adolf Hitler and Jon Lovitz as U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. These performers […]