StandWithUs Saidoff Law Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Carly Gammill, Director of Legal Policy & ​Litigation for StandWithUs Saidoff Law, testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on a panel titled, Antisemitism on America’s College and University Campuses: Current Conditions and the Federal Response. She clarified that Zionism is not a political idea but refers to the connection between the Jewish people and their […]

StandWithUs Condemns Persistent Antisemitic Harassment of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Councilman Benjamin Hover

(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania — February 20, 2026) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the latest in a years-long series of antisemitic attacks against Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Borough Councilman Benjamin Hover. This statement is directed to Lansdowne borough and council leadership, whose continued inaction has allowed this pattern of harassment to persist. The most recent incident, a mocking caricature shared […]

Political Change Alone Does Not Produce Freedom

Sarah Mehrnia | Jewish Journal | February 18, 2026 A future Iran will not be judged by the promises it makes, but by whether families like mine could remain without fear, without bribery, and without contingency determining survival. As the world debates what a “post-revolution” Iran could look like, many assume that political change alone […]

A Model for Addressing Antisemitism in Health Care

Peggy Shapiro | ejewishphilanthropy | February 5, 2026 Hospitals, clinics and medical schools are supposed to be neutral spaces dedicated to healing. Yet antisemitism is increasingly infecting these institutions, from overt hate speech by health care workers to exclusionary practices that block Jewish clinicians from professional collaboration. Patients and providers alike are paying the price: […]

Video shows men saying ‘free Palestine’ to Dallas rabbi, spitting

“You would seriously come to my house, you would offer services and want me to pay you and then you would say, ‘free Palestine,’” the rabbi appears to say in the video.  (Feb. 18, 2026 / JNS) StandWithUs shared video footage last week that appeared to show two young men, who had offered services at a […]

US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence – opinion

Jordan Cope | Jerusalem Post | February 14, 2026 American higher education is being inundated by influence operations from Qatar, which constitute a possible national security threat. Following the October 7 attacks, Qatar has faced heightened scrutiny for sustaining Hamas, which invaded Israel and massacred 1,200 people in 2023. Despite demands from some US officials, Doha refuses […]

Peggy Shapiro Interviews on Never Again Is Now Podcast

Peggy Shapiro, Executive Director of the Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), addresses the alarming rise of antisemitism in U.S. healthcare settings in a revealing interview on Never Again Is Now Podcast hosted by Evelyn Markus. Drawing on her decades of advocacy, Peggy explores how bias is impacting Jewish patients and healthcare professionals, why culturally responsive and trauma-informed […]

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StandWithUs Condemns Effort to Intimidate Jewish Life Center in Dallas

On February 12, 2026, two young men approached the Olami Dallas Center purporting to be window cleaners, despite bearing no visible window cleaning equipment on their person. Before ringing the doorbell, the youths can be seen discussing the presence of yarmulkes outside the Center, which contains several Israeli flags on its exterior. One of the youths can be […]

The Art of the Neighbor: A Christian University’s Visual Stand Against Antisemitism

In the heart of Nashville, a city shaped by creativity, a different kind of visual statement has captured people’s attention on campus. While many universities avoid difficult subjects by labeling them “political,” Belmont University has chosen a different path. In partnership with StandWithUs, the Christian institution became the first university in the nation to host the United States Holocaust […]

Over 60% of US Jewish educators reportedly experience antisemitism in workplace — including from teachers unions

By David Spector | New York Post | January 24, 2026 An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found. The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the […]

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 as […]

Scholars question University of California ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ study

By Ana Hathaway | The College Fix | February 3, 2026 A study suggesting high rates of “anti-Palestinian racism” against healthcare workers is drawing concerns for its design – particularly since many respondents were neither Palestinian, nor worked in healthcare. However, the author of the study did not directly address the criticism raised, one of his critics told The […]

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Center for Combating Antisemitism To Host First Full-Day Healthcare Conference on Antisemitism Offering CME Credit

(Las Vegas, NV, February 3, 2026) Responding to the growing impact of antisemitism on Jewish patients, healthcare professionals, and medical institutions, the Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) will host the first full-day healthcare-focused conference on antisemitism offering Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for physicians.  The conference, Combating Antisemitism in Healthcare: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention, will take place March 15–16 […]

Philadelphia School District Urged to Address Teacher Political Pressure

StandWithUs and partner organizations call for enforcement of laws protecting students from improper political influence by educators. StandWithUs sent a legal letter with the North American Values Institute (NAVI), the Lawfare Project, National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Deborah Project and EndJewHatred (EJH) to the Philadelphia School District urging them to investigate following an anti-Zionist event organized […]

From Overt to Implicit: Recognizing Antisemitism in Classroom Materials | Webinar Recording

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent webinar, From Overt to Implicit: Recognizing Antisemitism in Classroom Materials! https://vimeo.com/1159334503/9f5907a793?share=copy The webinar explored how antisemitism can appear not only overtly, but also in subtle and coded ways within classroom materials. We highlighted key foundations of Jewish identity, how antisemitism adapts over time, and practical examples educators […]

New Study: Over 60% of Jewish K-12 educators report exposure to antisemitism

(Los Angeles, CA – January 22, 2026) – The StandWithUs Data & Analytics department has conducted the first academic study of antisemitism faced by American Jewish educators in K-12 public and non-Jewish private schools. Modeled on two peer-reviewed studies of Jewish medical professionals published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the Journal of Religion and […]