StandWithUs Commends State Treasurers for Demanding Unilever Override Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Israeli-American Council for Action and StandWithUs’ efforts towards Unilever regarding Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Israel were highlighted at the IAC Summit on December 10. Pictured: Roz Rothstein, CEO StandWithUs and Mark Swenson, Arizona state Deputy Treasurer. (Los Angeles — December 10, 2021) — On December 9, treasurers from US states announced that they sent […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns Antisemitic Comments by Two CAIR Leaders at AMP Conference

(Los Angeles, CA – December 7, 2021 ) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the overtly antisemitic speeches given by Zahra Billoo and Nihad Awad, two senior officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The speeches took place at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Annual Conference in Chicago on November 27, 2021. Both AMP and […]

StandWithUs 2021 “Festival of Lights” Gala “Hineni: A Night To Honor Heroes”

Photo Credit: Jonah Light Photography The show was sold out and had a waiting list. More than 400 Israel supporters of all ages, faiths and political persuasions joined StandWithUs as it celebrated its 20th year anniversary at its annual “Festival of Lights” gala, on December 5, 2021. Held at the spacious Wilshire Ebell Social Club […]

StandWithUs Statement re Hateful Statements from USC Graduate Student Senator

StandWithUs is aware of statements allegedly from a University of Southern California (USC) graduate student senator, including her desire to murder all Zionists. When a USC graduate student senator, whose role is to foster an inclusive campus climate, expresses such dangerous, vulgar hatred, we cannot simply chalk it up to protected speech and say no […]

Canadian University postpones event with Palestinian terrorist amid outcry from Jewish groups

The Dec. 2 program included a talk by a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terror group in both Canada and the United States. Jewish News Syndicate BY FAYGIE HOLT Photo by: GoToVan / Wikimedia Commons (December 1, 2021 / JNS) A program scheduled at the University of British […]

Student Union In Toronto Bans Pro-Israel Kosher Food Vendors

Jewish Press By Eve Glover December 1, 2021 Photo by: Skeezix1000 /Wikimedia Commons Despite opposition from Jewish student leaders, the University of Toronto Scarborough Student Union (SCSU) voted to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) by a margin of 500 to two on November 24, including a policy that bans kosher and other […]

StandWithUs, With Students & Alumna, Submits Title VI Complaint Against Hunter College (CUNY)

Jewish News Syndicate November 12, 2021, JNS Wire On November 10, 2021 StandWithUs, along with Jessica Shafran and Raphi Cooper, current students attending the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and Silberman alumna Morr Mazal Barton, submitted a complaint against the Silberman School and Hunter College, part of the City University of New York […]

Fighting for Jewish Students at Hunter College

The Algemeiner by Carly F. Gammill NOVEMBER 25, 2021 An SJP demonstration at Hunter College. Photo: StandWithUs/screenshot. When a discriminatory incident occurs on a college campus, it should be met with swift and unequivocal condemnation by the school’s leadership. Targeting and mistreating students based on an aspect of their identity — race, religion, gender, ethnicity, […]

StandWithUs Commends Attorney Generals of 12 States Urging Unilever to Stop B&J’s Economic Warfare

(Los Angeles, CA — November 23, 2021) — StandWithUs commends the attorney generals of twelve states for their joint letter on November 22 urging Unilever to reverse the discriminatory decision by Ben & Jerry’s, its wholly owned subsidiary, to boycott Israel. The letter refers to the boycott as “economic warfare” against Israel and urges Unilever […]

SWU ads slam Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott at Unilever HQ

The Jerusalem Post By GADI ZAIG NOVEMBER 22, 2021 The pro-Israel organization also launched a new website titled “Corporate Antisemitism” to combat anti-Jewish rhetoric spread by companies. The pro-Israel educaion organization StandWithUs launched a campaign to detect and expose corporate antisemitism earlier this month, most recently targeting Unilever in Northern New Jersey. Their campaign will […]

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 Calls for UCSC to Investigate Student Group for Discrimination Against Jewish Student

(LOS ANGELES, November 15, 2021) – StandWithUs called for a formal investigation by the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) leadership into a case where the Muslim Students Association (MSA) likely denied a Jewish student their constitutional rights during a Zoom public meeting, as outlined in a legal letter to the administration sent by StandWithUs […]

25 US Jewish organizations to hold youth-led event commemorating Rabin

A coalition of 25 Jewish US organizations will convene on Sunday in three cities for a hybrid face-to-face and online program commemorating the 26th Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day. The Jerusalem Post NOVEMBER 13, 2021 Photo by: Avivi Aharon / Shutterstock.com A coalition of 25 Jewish US organizations will convene on Sunday for a program commemorating […]

Murderer of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll sentenced to life

The killing of the 85-year old, who was stabbed 11 times, was fueled by “a broader context of anti-Semitism,” a French court ruled. Jewish News Syndicate BY AARON BANDLER (November 11, 2021 / Jewish Journal) A French court on Wednesday sentenced Yacine Mihoub to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for 22 years, […]

NY Gov: We Will Divest from Unilever in 90 Days

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler November 12, 2021 Photo: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, that the state will divest from it in 90 days, The Forward reported on November 12. The Forward obtained a letter from Hochul to Unilever CEO Alan […]

StandWithUs, With Students & Alumna, Submits Title VI Complaint Against Hunter College (CUNY)

(LOS ANGELES, CA) — On November 10, 2021 StandWithUs, along with Jessica Shafran and Raphi Cooper, current students attending the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and Silberman alumna Morr Mazal Barton, submitted a complaint against the Silberman School and Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, to […]

StandWithUs Launches Campaign to Expose Corporate Antisemitism, Beginning With Unilever

Photo: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com “Corporate Antisemitism” Campaign Will Use Paid Media Including Billboards, Direct Mail, and Print and Digital Advertising to Amplify Message Campaign Will Target Unilever-Owned Consumer Brands Across Industries, Such as Dove, Lipton, and Axe. StandWithUs Has Launched a New Website with Educational Materials and a Toolkit to Empower Grassroots Mobilization (Los Angeles, […]

San Diego school board modifies resolution calling for ‘unbiased’ materials on Israel

Jewish News Syndicate BY JACOB KAMARAS San Diego Board of Education. Source: Screenshot/Google Maps. (October 27, 2021 / JNS) The San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved, though modified, a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that would have also supported “unbiased and politically neutral” classroom materials pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the […]