StandWithUs UK Hosts Memorial Service by UK’s Only ‘Stumbling Stone’

14 February 2023 On the 14th of February, educational charity StandWithUs UK held a memorial service by the UK’s only Stumbling Stone (or Stolperstein), located in Golden Square, Soho. As of December 2019, 75,000 of these brass plates have been installed across Europe at the last place of residence or work for victims of the Holocaust. […]

StandWithUs UK Hosts First Ever Digital Conference Tackling Antisemitism Online

23 February 2023 On the 23rd of February, educational charity StandWithUs UK held a full-day conference at JFS centred around tackling antisemitism online. Swipe Up Rise Up saw students from JFS, Immanuel and Yavneh College in attendance. Guest speakers such as Rachel Riley MBE addressed the crowd, whilst workshops were given to help pupils identify antisemitism and disinformation relating to Israel and how to effectively counter it. The Digital Conference ‘Swipe Up, […]

StandWithUs UK: Lord Austin has been an anti-racism campaigner for his entire career

London – 19 February 2024 We are horrified to hear that Lord Austin has received death threats over a tweet criticising Hamas. Lord Austin has been an anti-racism campaigner for his entire career and had the courage to stand up against the antisemitism within his own party. It is abundantly clear that Lord Austin was […]

StandWithUs UK: Response CST’s antisemitic incidents report, February 2024

London – 16 February 2024 Yesterday’s report from CST on antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2023 demonstrates what has been clear for many years: that it is undeniable that the major catalyst of modern antisemitism is the hatred of Zionism and of Israel.   The findings in the report confirm what StandWithUs UK has […]

StandWithUs UK: Response to David Miller’s employment tribunal ruling

London – 5 February 2024 StandWithUs UK is deeply concerned by the dangerous judgment in David Miller’s employment tribunal case. The ruling that “anti-Zionist beliefs qualified as a philosophical belief and a protected characteristic” normalises an anti-Zionist discourse that promotes the annihilation of the one and only Jewish state. Enabling academics to hide behind academic […]

StandWithUs UK Statement regarding the resignation of Mike Freer from his role as MP:

(London, UK — February 2, 2024) — Mike Freer has demonstrated unwavering advocacy for his Jewish constituents and staunch support for Israel, a commitment that has regrettably imperilled his personal safety and jeopardised his esteemed tenure as MP for Finchley and Golders Green. StandWithUs UK extends profound gratitude for his dedicated service to the community. […]

StandWithUs UK Statement About Lord Mann’s Report

(London, UK — July 3, 2023) StandWithUs UK was honoured to engage with the Parliamentary Taskforce on Antisemitism. We welcome the recent report from Lord Mann’s office and are proud to have been named as a contributing organisation to its findings. The report confirmed what we have observed on university campuses: Jewish students, due to […]

StandWithUs UK raises over £600K in support of their students and communities

More than 1,000 donors pledged support for Israel educational charity one week after its London offices were broken into. By: Michelle Rosenberg | Jewish News | May 3, 2023 Israel education charity StandWithUs UK has raised more than £600k in a 72-hour fundraising campaign. The support from more than a thousand donors will enable the […]

‘Intimidation’: Vandals Break Into StandWithUs UK Office

The Algemeiner By Dion J. Pierre April 27, 2023 2:29 PM An unknown person or group broke into the London office of StandWithUs (SWU UK), an educational nonprofit that promotes education about Israel, the group confirmed on Wednesday. The perpetrators came in through the ceiling on the morning of Israel Independence Day and left a […]

StandWithUs UK: Response to Report about National Union of Students

London – 12 January 2023 For too long, the National Union of Students has allowed Jewish student voices to be sidelined and ignored. The institutional nature of antisemitism within the NUS has now led to yet another investigation of discriminatory practices within the charity, the 8th one since 2005. The independent Tuck Report confirms what […]

StandWithUs Condemns Recent Displays of Hinduphobia in UK

September 21, 2022 (London, UK) StandWithUs strongly condemns the recent campaigns of gang violence, vandalism, and intimidation that have targeted members of the Hindu community, their homes, and their temples throughout Leicester and Smethwick . As Hinduphobia remains rife throughout the UK, StandWithUs extends its sympathies and support to the Hindu community at these troubling […]

StandWithUs UK Disappointed by Comments by Archbishop of Canterbury

StandWithUs UK Statement (London – December 21, 2021) We were concerned to read that the Archbishop of Canterbury and a Palestinian Anglican priest published an opinion piece in The Sunday Times , 19th December, expressing concern for “Christians being driven from the Holy Land.” The day before, another piece by the Vatican’s Custos of the […]

StandWithUs UK Statement on Campaign of Misinformation at Warwick University

University House – University of Warwick, Photo Credit: Snowmanradio (London, 18 November, 2021) StandWithUs UK is outraged that a Jewish Society Shabbat Dinner, on the 19th of November, celebrating cultural diversity at Warwick University, should be met with a distorted smear campaign. The Jewish Society, StandWithUs UK, The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) and the […]

StandWithUs UK welcomes the decision to terminate the employment of Professor David Miller

Sunday, October 3, 2021 StandWithUs UK welcomes the decision by the University to terminate the employment of Professor David Miller. For too long, Professor Miller’s antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories have left Jewish students feeling targeted, harassed, and unsafe on campus. We commend the tireless work of the Jewish students at the University of Bristol, […]

UK Campus Peace Initiative Seeks to Counter Divisive Rhetoric

StandWithUs UK annual Peace Week launches March 8-12; 2021 line-up focuses on growing relations between Arabs and Jews Annual Event provides a counterpoint to BDS-organised “Israel Apartheid Week” (LONDON – March 2, 2021) – An array of Arab personalities from the Gulf and Middle East will, for the first time, participate in StandWithUs UK’s annual […]

First Online Gala a Huge Success for StandWithUs UK

Maajid Nawaaz awarded “Beacon of Light Award” for standing up to antisemitism Thousands of Brits tuned in to the first-ever virtual Gala in aid of StandWithUs UK. On November 23, StandWithUs UK hosted their first virtual annual gala, garnering thousands of viewers. The event showcased the accomplishments of the Israel education organization which works with […]

StandWithUs Statement on EHRC Report into UK Labour Party

London, October 29, 2020 The fact that a major political party in Britain was even referred to let alone investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission is a stain on the reputation of the UK Labour Party. Jews have played a growing and central role in British life since arriving in England during the […]

STANDWITHUS UK CONDEMNS BLM UK TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR PROMOTING ANTISEMITIC FALSEHOOD

London, June 29, 2020 StandWithUs UK condemns the #BlackLivesMatterUK (BLM UK) Twitter account for posting that “mainstream British politics is gagged of the right to critique Zionism”. This is an oft-repeated antisemitic lie which is used to silence Jews and discourage them from speaking out against antisemitism. Anti-racism is at the core of our mission at […]