The 2nd Annual Herzl Cup
On September 13th 2025, 187 Jewish and pro-Israel students from Grades 5-12 brought our community to the rink, celebrating Jewish identity through sport at our 2nd Annual Herzl Cup! It was a firm reminder to our players to always be proud of who they are, to stand up for what they believe in, and to […]
University of Connecticut Student Senate Votes Down anti-Israel Divestment Referendum
“We dodged protests erupting on campus, urging students to vote a certain way,” Joel Harris, a UConn student senator, told JNS. (Aaron Bandler — JNS) A proposed referendum on whether the University of Connecticut should divest from companies that conduct business with Israel failed in the student senate on Wednesday night. The referendum would have […]
StandWithUs UK Launches the Emerson Fellowship Class of 2025-26
15 September 2025 This article was published on The Jewish News – READ HERE StandWithUs UK has proudly launched the new Emerson Fellowship Class of 2025-26, a prestigious leadership programme that equips university students with the skills and confidence to stand up for Israel and the Jewish people. The fellowship brings together a remarkable group […]
No More Words: Bondi Shows Where Inaction Leads
By Michael Gencher | Times of Israel I was there on Sunday morning, September 7, at Bondi Beach. I organised the counter gathering as Executive Director of StandWithUs Australia. I saw families, students, and seniors arrive with Israeli and Australian flags. I saw neighbours from across Sydney join because they felt that a line had […]
StandWithUs Applauds Passage of AB 715, a Bill to Fight Antisemitism in California Public Schools
(Sacramento, CA — September 13, 2025) — StandWithUs thanks the California state legislature for passing Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715), a bill to fight antisemitism in K-12 public schools. The bill passed the State Senate 33-0 and the Assembly 71-0, in votes taking place on September 12 and in the early hours of September 13. It was authored by Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur […]
Hamas’ Big Lies: Blaming Israel for Their Own Crimes
By: Roz Rothstein | Jewish Journal | September 10, 2025 Hamas is not just guilty of the crimes it accuses Israel of; it is defined by them. It’s been said many times before—but it bears repeating—that those who blame Israel alone for the lack of peace in the Middle East often rely on accusations that […]
StandWithUs Cancels Mission to Spain Over Spanish Government’s Hostility to Israel
StandWithUs has decided to cancel its April 26-May 3, 2026 mission to Spain. This is a response to the Spanish government’s constant hostility toward Israel and the Jewish people and its plans to recognize a Palestinian state, a move that would reward Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for their ongoing terrorism against Israelis and Palestinians. “Hamas still […]
Australia at a crossroads: From the Opera House to the August marches — opinion
By Michael Gencher Australia can continue down this path, where grievance and division define our national life, or we can reclaim unity before it is too late. When a mob of pro-Hamas supporters poured onto the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 9, 2023, waving flags and chanting in celebration and solidarity with Hamas’s […]
Beyond Six: A High School Student’s Call to Combat Holocaust Ignorance
By Daniel M. Zeman As I made my way to PE class, something happened that shook me to my core. Picture this: a 13-year-old classmate standing ahead of me, yelling, “Raise your hand if you want to bring back Hitler to kill all the Jews,” all while laughing as if it were a joke. Yet […]
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StandWithUs Calls on UC Berkeley to Investigate and Address Antisemitism by Hatem Bazian
(Los Angeles, CA – September 2, 2025) – StandWithUs calls on UC Berkeley to investigate the lengthy record of antisemitic statements by tenured Professor Hatem Bazian to determine whether they have created a hostile and unsafe campus environment for Jewish students and, if so, to take immediate action to remedy such hostility and prevent its recurrence. Bazian […]
