Michael Hoenig
StandWithUs Statement on Mayor Mamdani’s Revocation of the IHRA Definition and Public Safety Measures That Protected Jewish Communities

StandWithUs condemns Mayor Mamdani’s decision to revoke Mayor Adams’ executive order adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism on his first day in office. The mayor also revoked NYPD directives designed to ensure safe perimeters around houses of worship during protests, compounding concerns that longstanding protections for Jewish institutions and communities are being systematically rolled […]
StandWithUs Applauds Federal Court for Rejecting Effort to Block AB 715

(San Jose, CA — December 31, 2025) — StandWithUs applauds the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for firmly rejecting an effort to block California Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) from being implemented. AB 715 is a bill intended to address the dramatic rise of antisemitism in California’s K-12 public schools, which passed with support from StandWithUs […]
Hold Meta Accountable for Allowing Posts Praising the Bondi Beach Massacre & ISIS to Remain Online for Days
StandWithUs Calls for Resignation of Eduardo Martinez, Mayor of Richmond, California

StandWithUs Northern California joins JCRC Bay Area, elected officials, and people of conscience across Northern California in demanding the immediate resignation of Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez. During his tenure, Martinez has consistently used his position to attack the Jewish community in Richmond by promulgating deeply antisemitic City Council resolutions and spreading conspiracy theories that echo discredited lies and […]
Letter to East End Food Co-op board

The East End Food Co-Op Board Must Put a Stop to a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Referendum Learn More about the Campaign
A Message to Vice President JD Vance from CEO of StandWithUs, Roz Rothstein

Mr. Vice President @JDVance, I am an American whose parents came here after the Holocaust. They wanted their children to grow up free from the ethnic and religious hatreds that plagued our people in Europe. I am beyond grateful to them and to this country. Yet today, I see disturbing levels of extremism and hate […]
Support “Jewish Refugee Day” (H. Res. 904)
Stop a Horrific Video Game That Glorifies October 7th Terrorism
The East End Food Co-Op Board Must Put a Stop to a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Referendum
Modern Day Maccabees: Students Who Light Up The Darkness

Hanukkah teaches us that our responsibility is not only to find the light – but to be the light, especially in moments of darkness. When hatred and antisemitism seek to intimidate, isolate, or silence Jewish and Zionist college students, the story of the Maccabees reminds us that courage is often born from ordinary people who refuse to […]
‘I learn to live with tragedy,’ says Israeli who lost eyesight, relatives in 2003 terror attack

Oran Almog told JNS that he supported the hostage deal even though it released the mastermind of the terror attack that killed his family members. By Aaron Bandler | Jewish News Syndicate | December 9, 2025 In October 2003, Oran Almog lost his eyesight at age 10 in a terror attack at the Maxim restaurant […]
UC San Fran Champions Dangerous Anti-Palestinian Racism Study

By Alexandra Fishman , Dean McKay | Real Clear Education | December 7, 2025 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has threatened its institutional credibility by backing a dangerous study on anti-Palestinian racism that seems to flout the most basic tenets of academic research. This comes as the university is still under a hiring freeze […]
StandWithUs Saidoff Law Calls on Video Game Platform to Investigate if October 7 Reenactment Violates the Platform’s Policies

A video game currently streaming in the US allows gamers to reenact October 7, keep score of how many Zionists are killed, and normalizes Hamas’ murderous tactics. StandWithUs Saidoff Law sent a letter to the steaming video game platform raising these concerns, urging the platform to investigate if the game violates the platform’s rules, and if […]
Jay Goldfischer
NJAC and StandWithUs Announce Amicable Resolution in Antisemitism Case Involving NAU Professor

(Flagstaff, Arizona – December 11, 2025) –The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and StandWithUs announced on December 11 that the parties have reached an amicable resolution in the matter involving former Northern Arizona University professor Molly Dunn. As part of the resolution, NAU has agreed to implement a series of proactive measures aimed at fostering a more inclusive environment for […]
StandWithUs Annual “Festival Of Lights” Gala 2025

StandWithUs’s (SWU) annual “Festival of Lights” (FOL) gala celebrated the international nonpartisan organization’s 24th anniversary, recognizing the courageous people who educate about Israel despite the hardships, and potential marginalization it may cause them. Held on December 7, 2025 at the Fairmont Century City, the Los Angeles event gathered more than 850 people including many students and young […]
StandWithUs Legal Team Requests Florida Investigate Guinness World Records for Anti-Israel Policy

By Shiryn Ghermezian | The Algemeiner | December 5, 2025 StandWithUs, the international nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and promotes education about Israel, has called on the state of Florida to investigate Guinness World Records (GWR) over its ban on applications from Israel and to ensure that public funds do not support companies engaged in […]
