StandWithUs Releases New Booklet on Resurgent Anti-Semitism March, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, March 17, 2019) – StandWithUs, a non-partisan Israel education organization dedicated to educating about Israel, countering misinformation, and fighting anti-Semitism, has released a new booklet documenting the resurgent anti-Semitism of the 21st century. “This booklet is timely as we witness anti-Semitism, forced into the fringes after the Holocaust, surging back […]

Pitzer College president vetoes move by university’s council to suspend study abroad in Israel

Jewish National Syndicate / JNS.org Jackson Richman March 15, 2019 Pitzer College president vetoes move by university’s council to suspend study abroad in Israel “Academic boycotts violate the rights of students and faculty on U.S. campuses, and this precedent-setting vote is frightening,” AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, said in a statement. By a […]

Photo Shows Rep. Tlaib With #SuspendPitzerHaifa Booklet

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler March 14, 2019 Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) appeared to support the effort to end Pitzer College’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa in Israel. Daniel Segal, an anthropology and history professor at Pitzer, tweeted out a photo on March 10 of Tlaib holding a booklet with a cover that […]

Pitzer College President Rejects Anti-Israel Boycott to Ensure “Free Exchange of Ideas”

The Tower March 15, 2019 Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver strongly rejected on Thursday a pro-boycott vote to suspend the school’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa in Israel, and said the school would not enact the decision to protect a “free exchange of ideas.” The private liberal arts college located in […]

Pitzer College president rejects ‘prejudiced’ vote to drop study-abroad program in Israel

The Washington Times Valerie Richardson March 15, 2019 Pitzer College president rejects ‘prejudiced’ vote to drop study-abroad program in Israel President Melvin L. Oliver refuses to implement Pitzer College Council’s recommendation Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver refused Thursday to drop the school’s study-abroad program in Israel, rejecting a recommendation by the college council within […]

Editor’s E-Mail Box: March 14, 2019

San Diego Jewish World March 14, 2019 web-staging.standwithus.comes to aid of Kingsborough’s Michael Goldstein StandWithUs is alarmed to learn of a systematic, year-long anti-Semitic campaign against Michael Goldstein, an administrator and adjunct professor at Kingsborough Community College (“Kingsborough” or the “College”), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) school system. Goldstein has been […]

StandWithUs/Southeast Celebrates Its Third “Leaders of Tomorrow” Gala on March 9, 2019

Photo Credit: Tom Tracy Photo Approximately 300 people were greeted by a tapestry of color – flowers, linens and martini’s – as they entered the Hi-Ridge County Club in Lantana, Florida for StandWithUs/Southeast’s (SWU/SE) third annual “Leaders of Tomorrow” gala held on March 9, 2019. SWU/SE Executive Director Sara Gold Rafel greeted her guests and […]

Palestinian human rights activist speaks at Oregon State

KEZI News Tyler Jones March 15, 2019 CORVALLIS, Ore. — A Palestinian rights activist was on the Oregon State Campus to educate people about Palestinian conflicts with Israel and within their own country. Bassem Eid is an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority. He has traveled the world, speaking about his desire for dignity for […]

StandWithUs Applauds Pitzer President for Rejecting Vote to End Haifa Study Abroad

University of Haifa (Los Angeles, California – March 14, 2019) — StandWithUs applauds Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver for strongly rejecting a recommendation by the Pitzer College Council to suspend a study abroad program at Haifa University. The non-binding motion passed in the College Council with a vote of 68 in favor, 25 against, and […]

StandWithUs Demands Action from Kingsborough Administration After Anti-Semitic Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York City, NY — March 13, 2019) — StandWithUs is alarmed to learn of a systematic, year-long anti-Semitic campaign against Michael Goldstein, an administrator and adjunct professor at Kingsborough Community College (“Kingsborough” or the “College”), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) school system. Goldstein has been the target […]

Students stand together against anti-Israel bias at LA conference

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Oren Peleg March 13, 2019 “I support Israel not because Israel needs my support,” Egyptian-born Hussein Aboubakr, 29, proclaimed in front of 500 people, “but because I need to support Israel in order to the best version I can ever be of myself.” Jewish and non-Jewish lay leaders, activists, young professionals, academics […]

Anti-Israel activists fail as Columbia student government rejects BDS referendum

College Fix Staff 11.03.2019 We will know it will tear our community apart’ Supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement failed again at Columbia University, but they got closer this time. Read the article here.

Carmel Valley event aims to educate on anti-semitic ‘misinformation’

San Diego Union Tribune Brittany Woolsey 3/5/2019 About three years ago, a student walked onto her San Diego college campus and called her mom in tears upon seeing anti-semitic propaganda placed on the school’s walls. “This girl was met with this unbelievable scene of posters depicting Jewish Israeli soldiers beating Palestinians and blood and lots […]

Columbia University student government rejects BDS

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman 3/11/2019 Columbia University. Credit: brianloebig/Pixabay. (March 11, 2019 / JNS) The student government at Columbia University rejected a referendum on Sunday night calling on the school to support the movement to boycott Israel. After a four-hour intense meeting consisting of more than 150 onlookers, the Columbia College Student Council failed […]

Columbia Student Government Votes Against Holding Discriminatory Boycott Referendum, March 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2019 (New York City, NY) — StandWithUs applauds the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) for rejecting a proposal to hold a referendum on whether or not to support divestment, as part of a discriminatory campaign to boycott and isolate Israel on March 10, 2019 The proposal was shot down with […]

House Resolution against hate makes important points, despite flawed approach

(Washington D.C. — March 7th, 2019) — StandWithUs agrees wholeheartedly with the content of House Resolution 183, which condemns anti-Semitism and other forms of hate. At the same time, we echo the disappointment of Congressman Ted Deutch (D – Florida), who made a strong moral case that anti-Semitism deserves its own attention and condemnation. The […]

Jewish students combat graduate union’s vote for BDS committee at Toronto U

JNS/ Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman 3/7/2019 University College, University of Toronto. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Jewish students at the University of Toronto have filed appeals against a BDS committee that was ratified in a vote on Feb. 26 by the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) and condemned by pro-Israel groups. The committee seeks […]

Community Responds to Nazi-Saluting Orange County Teens

Erin Ben-Moche 3/6/2019 On the evening of March 2, a group of Newport Beach high school students at a party posted a photo online of themselves giving the Nazi salute over a series of red-solo cups formed into the shape of a swastika. One partygoer wrote “ultimate rage” in one photo while another was captioned […]