Only time can reveal the ICJ’s true motives — opinion

By Jordan Cope | Jerusalem Post | February 7, 2024 In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in its South Africa vs Israel case, released its interim order. The ICJ refused to dismiss South Africa’s baseless charges, which falsely accuse Israel of genocide in the October 7 war against Hamas in Gaza. However, it also […]

StandWithUs UK is extremely alarmed by the latest YouGov polling

21 March 2024 StandWithUs UK is extremely alarmed by the latest YouGov polling which found that one in twenty Britons support expelling Jews from the Middle East. See the YouGov poll results here. Isaac Zarfati, Executive Director of StandWithUs UK stated: ‘ The Report reveals a severe lack of education, or more alarmingly- an imbalance […]

Indiana governor should veto ‘toothless’ Jew-hatred bill, attorney general says

“Indiana would become the first state in the nation to codify the IHRA definition without explicitly including the examples,” said Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, who leads the National Jewish Advocacy Center. David Swindle | Jewish News Syndicate | March 13, 2024 Photo courtesy of in.gov/core/index.html Indiana state senators have turned a bill, which was originally written […]

In Denver, chilling Oct. 7 testimony

By Steve Mark | Intermountain Jewish News | March 13, 2024 Five months removed from one of the most horrific days in Israeli history, Sagi Gabay recounts with vivid detail the attack that almost killed him. “They took the opportunity to attack the festival because it was next to an open field,” said Gabay, “where […]

Harvard, M.I.T. and Systemic Antisemitism

By David French | The New York Times | March 14, 2024 This Monday, March 11, roughly 200 Jewish students and supporters marched through the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, and it was newsworthy that they were not attacked. Local news hailed that they were able to, as one headline noted, “ successfully […]

‘We knew we couldn’t let the kids down’

The annual StandWithUs conference draws some 500 Jewish and pro-Israel students to Los Angeles to feel “connected,” experience “unity.” Ryan Torok | March 6, 2024 | Jewish News Syndicate The Los Angeles-based nonprofit StandWithUs almost didn’t hold its annual conference this year amid the rising costs of flights, hotel rooms and food. But with Jew-hatred […]

StandWithUs UK stall at Leeds University violently destroyed

13 March 2024 This story was reported on by The Jewish News. StandWithUs UK are alarmed that our students at Leeds University, who organised a stall to stand up against antisemitism and to raise awareness of the hostages still in Gaza, were violently targeted, with their belongings removed and damaged. Students were passionate about organising […]

StandWithUs UK sends largest delegation of British University Students to the ‘Israel in Focus’ conference in LA.

07 March 2024 The annual ‘Israel in Focus’ conference in LA saw over 500 students from university campuses globally come together for a week of intense advocacy training, educational support and networking opportunities.  StandWithUs UK brought the biggest delegation of British students to the conference; 20 students compromising 17 universities in London, Leeds, Nottingham, Scotland, Bristol, Manchester and more were […]

StandWithUs UK statement regarding the incident that took place at the University of Exeter

08 March 2024 StandWithUs UK express our sympathy and admiration for Rojin and the brave students who held the Israel stall at Exeter University on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. They did not deserve the demeaning abuse and harassment they experienced. Universities like Exeter have failed at their core mission of providing a space for healthy […]

Press Release: SCLJ and Jewish Students File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against MIT For Violating Jewish Civil Rights, Condoning Antisemitism

Title VI suit asks court to halt and remedy MIT’s antisemitic policies  and practices (Boston — March 7, 2024)  StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) and two MIT students today filed a federal lawsuit against MIT alleging the university’s approval, support, and enablement of antisemitism in violation of the students’ rights under Title VI of […]

StandWithUs Letter to UC Santa Cruz

StandWithUs wrote to UC Santa Cruz regarding an upcoming event with an attendance requirement that  unabashedly silences the viewpoint of many Jewish members of the campus community, stifles open debate about an important matter of public concern, and likely constitutes compelled speech that is likely in violation of the First Amendment. We asked UCSC to […]

South Dakota’s Gov. Noem Signs the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism Into Law

(Pierre, South Dakota – Mar 06, 2024) — On March 06, 2024, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed HB-1076  into law. This milestone legislation ensures that South Dakota’s Division of Human Rights will consider the IHRA definition when reviewing unfair or discriminatory practices suspected of antisemitism.   StandWithUs thanks the governor as well as State Representative Fred […]

Michael Gencher appointed new Executive Director of StandWithUs Australia

StandWithUs, a 22-year-old international, non-partisan education organisation dedicated to supporting Israel and combating antisemitism, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Gencher to the role of Executive Director, StandWithUs Australia. Michael will begin in early April. StandWithUs has established itself as a prominent presence within the Australian community over the past decade, sending educators to engage […]

StandWithUs/Brandeis Center/ADL Launch Pro Bono K-12 Antisemitism Helpline

Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with four leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism in California’s K-12 schools. The pilot program selected California […]

StandWithUs Urges Further Action at UC Santa Barbara

StandWithUs wrote to UCSB regarding an antisemitic hate crime in a dormitory and Students for Justice in Palestine and the University’s own Multicultural Center’s blatantly discriminatory, defamatory antisemitic conduct. StandWithUs reminded the University that this conduct is not protected by the First Amendment, violates UCSB ’s policies, and has the potential to normalize a hostile, […]

Letter to UC Regents

February 26, 2024 Via email: regentsoffice@ucop.edu   Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents 1111 Franklin St.,12th floor Oakland, CA 94607 Dear UC Regents, We write to you from StandWithUs, an international, nonprofit organization with the mission of educating about Israel and combating antisemitism, joined by attorneys at the California-based law […]

Stanford warned to be ‘very careful’ as it negotiates with group ‘aligned with’ terrorists

A pro-Israel group said that Stanford University should be careful in meetings with a group of pro-Palestine protesters who staged a sit-in on campus for 120 days. Adam Sabes | Campus Reform | February 15, 2024 Photo Credit: Screenshot A pro-Israel organization said that Stanford University should be cautious in meetings with a group of […]

StandWithUs Calls on Seattle Elementary School to Investigate Lesson Glorifying Anti-Israel Protests

Lesson included video of children chanting “from the river to the sea” By Aaron Bandler | Jewish Journal | February 16, 2024 StandWithUs announced on Wednesday that they have sent a letter to a school district north of Seattle to investigate a lesson for second graders that glorified anti-Israel protests. The letter, dated Jan. 17, […]