Columbia Student Government Votes Against Holding Discriminatory Boycott Referendum, March 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2019 (New York City, NY) — StandWithUs applauds the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) for rejecting a proposal to hold a referendum on whether or not to support divestment, as part of a discriminatory campaign to boycott and isolate Israel on March 10, 2019 The proposal was shot down with […]

House Resolution against hate makes important points, despite flawed approach

(Washington D.C. — March 7th, 2019) — StandWithUs agrees wholeheartedly with the content of House Resolution 183, which condemns anti-Semitism and other forms of hate. At the same time, we echo the disappointment of Congressman Ted Deutch (D – Florida), who made a strong moral case that anti-Semitism deserves its own attention and condemnation. The […]

Jewish students combat graduate union’s vote for BDS committee at Toronto U

JNS/ Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman 3/7/2019 University College, University of Toronto. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Jewish students at the University of Toronto have filed appeals against a BDS committee that was ratified in a vote on Feb. 26 by the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) and condemned by pro-Israel groups. The committee seeks […]

Community Responds to Nazi-Saluting Orange County Teens

Erin Ben-Moche 3/6/2019 On the evening of March 2, a group of Newport Beach high school students at a party posted a photo online of themselves giving the Nazi salute over a series of red-solo cups formed into the shape of a swastika. One partygoer wrote “ultimate rage” in one photo while another was captioned […]

Highlighting the Importance of Anti-BDS Legislation

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 3/6/2019 Focusing on legislation that cracks down on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, was the focus of one of StandWithUs’ “Israel in Focus” International Conference sessions this past weekend at the Hyatt Regency at Los Angeles International Airport. Joseph Sabag, executive director of the Israel Allies Foundation, told around […]

StandWithUs Student Conference Primes Pro-Israel Activists

Jewish Journal Oren Peleg March 6, 2019 Student conference attendees gathered outside the Hyatt Regency near LAX. Photo by Jc Olivera Photography Last fall, during the public comments portion of a meeting held by the University of California Board of Regents in Westwood, UCLA student Justin Feldman, 21, voiced his displeasure with an upcoming National […]

Rep. Zeldin: ‘We Need to Crush the BDS Movement’

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler March 5, 2019 Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) expressed how the Jewish and pro-Israel community needs to destroy the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement during StandWithUs’ “Israel in Focus” International Conference at the Hyatt Regency at Los Angeles International Airport on March 3. Zeldin was on a panel with Florida city […]

California High-Schoolers Pictured Saluting Swastika Shaped Out of Plastic Cups

Breaking Israel News March 6, 2019 A picture of what appeared to be high school students at a weekend party in California, saluting alongside a table with cups configured as a swastika. Credit: Screenshot. A viral picture of what appeared to be high school students at a weekend party in California saluting alongside a table […]

Outstanding teens named ‘18 Under 18’ for 2019

JUF News FEBRUARY 28, 2019 From Left: Top row: Dina Barrish, Ella Brown, Elitsa Mairav Reinglass Sklar, Randi Wilk, Andrew Scott, Jason Tothy, Maxine Kalika, Ariana Handelman, Shulamit Horton, and Sophie Frankenthal. Bottom row: Sophie Draluck, Raquel Cohen, Marc Luban, Sarah Bloom, Rebecca Jacobson, Joshua Zach Glucksman, and Emma Rosenberg-Rappin. Not Pictured: Brian Silverstein. Springboard, […]

How Anti-BDS Laws Went Viral

The Forward Aiden Pink February 4, 2019 Office Of The Texas Governor, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an anti-BDS law banning state entities from contracting with countries that boycott Israel. Two of the most influential people in the country when it comes to American policies toward Israel are a Mormon state representative in South Carolina […]

StandWithUs & A4I Shocked by Nazi Salutes and Swastika at Newport Party, Applaud Community Response

(Newport Beach, CA – March 5th, 2019) — StandWithUs and Artists4Israel are deeply concerned about the Nazi salutes and swastika caught in a photo of a high school party in Newport Beach, California. Displays of support for Nazism have no place in our society, and it is shocking that students at Newport Harbor High School […]

UC Irvine Screens Anti-Israel Film

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 2/27/2019 A recent UC Irvine screening and panel discussion of an anti-Israel film argued that the establishment of the State of Israel resulted in thousands of Palestinians being displaced. The film, “1948: Creation and Catastrophe,” was hosted by the UC Irvine schools of Humanities, Social Sciences and Social Ecology on Jan. […]

Seeing Israel changed mind of Hispanic opponent

San Diego Jewish World Donald Harrison 26 February 2019 Sebastian Parra SAN DIEGO – Although Sebastian Parra grew up in Cali, Colombia, with the words of Genesis 12:3 intoned frequently at his Protestant church, anti-Israel propagandists in the United States knew just how to destroy his faith in God’s declaration to Abram, that “I will […]

LA Mayor’s Office: Downtown Mural ‘Shameful Act of Anti-Semitism’

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler Feb. 26, 2019 A mural in downtown Los Angeles is a “shameful act of anti-Semitism,” according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office. The Journal’s Ryan Torok previously reported, that the mural on Vortex, the multi-use community center, depicts a grim reaper adorned in an American flag with Jewish Stars of […]

EITAN GIVES STUDENTS A PERSONAL LOOK AT ISRAEL

Oregon Jewish Life Deborah Moon 2/24/2019 PHOTO: Israeli shaliach Eitan Teiger tells high school students about his homeland. After hosting an exciting Israeli speaker for two years, high school social studies teacher Matt Unis intends to continue the visits every year. Eitan Teiger, this year’s Israeli shaliach (emissary/educator) for the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland […]

Arkansas Judge Declares BDS Laws Constitutional on January 23, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Little Rock, AR) — — A federal court in Arkansas upheld the constitutionality of statewide anti-BDS legislation on January 23, 2019, striking a blow to BDS activists and constitutional challenges that such laws violate the First Amendment right of free expression. Arkansas Times, LP, filed a motion for injunctive relief challenging the […]

An Open Letter from “Pro-Israel Warriors”

Times of Israel Blogs Melissa Harari 2/16/2019 My greatest disappointment with the U.S.-Israel relationship is the tone of debates about this issue on some college campuses, including mine. As an Emerson Fellow at Emory University for StandWithUs, a non-profit Israel education organization that believes education is the road to peace, I am speaking out against […]

Kansas Treasurer introduces bill permitting the state to invest in Israel Bonds

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Feb. 20, 2019 Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner has introduced a bill that would allow Kansas to invest in Israel Bonds. Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner. Credit: Jake LaTurner/Facebook. “This legislation is an important step in diversifying our portfolio,” said LaTurner. “Twenty-eight other states across the country have similar authority and have […]