StandWithUs Celebrates Growing Movement to Define and Combat Antisemitism

Los Angeles, CA — February 27, 2023) — StandWithUs thanks the State of Arkansas and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for signing SB 118 into law. We also extend congratulations to Georgia State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) and Esther Panitch (D-Sandy Springs) for their work in getting House Bill 30 passed and to South Carolina’s Representative […]

StandWithUs’ Statement on the Riots Following February 26, 2023 Terror Attack

Following the heinous murder of two young Israeli brothers on February 26 by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank town of Huwara, riots broke out in which Israelis targeted Palestinians out of revenge . Israeli rioters reportedly set fire to Palestinian businesses, homes and cars, and a Palestinian civilian is reported to have been […]

500 Academics and Mental Health Professionals Call for Removal of Professor Accused of Antisemitism

By: Dion J. Pierre | Algemeiner | February 13, 2023 Over five hundred academics and mental health professionals have issued a letter urging George Washington University (GWU) to remove “decolonial” clinical psychology professor Lara Sheehi from teaching duties for the duration of an investigation of allegations that she discriminated against Jewish students and attempted to […]

StandWithUs Thanks University of Denver for its Response to Antisemitic Hate Crimes

(Denver, CO — February 16, 2023) — StandWithUs is grateful to the University of Denver for a swift and thorough response to the antisemitic hate crimes which targeted three Jewish students February 9-12 . The administration has demonstrated a great first step to supporting a safe campus environment for Jewish students by expediting an investigation […]

Alert: Violence Against Jews and Antisemitic Vandalism in LA

February 16, 2023 On Wednesday and Thursday mornings February 15 and 16, two Jews were shot while leaving prayer services, allegedly by two different perpetrators. Additionally, the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) was vandalized with a Nazi swastika. While both of the people who were shot are thankfully in stable condition, these crimes are […]

StandWithUs Israel Hosts Event During OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week

“Investing in Peace – A Celebration of the Abraham Accords” – Event hosted by StandWithUs, Israel Business Council and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, an official partner event of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week (February 16, 2023 — Jerusalem, Israel) — As global investors and VIPs converged in Jerusalem for the OurCrowd Global Investor […]

StandWithUs Applauds Arkansas for Unanimously Adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

(Little Rock, Arkansas – February 15, 2023) — StandWithUs applauds the State of Arkansas, and lead sponsors Senator Jim Dotson and Representative Mindy McAlindon, for the unanimous passage (95-0) of Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism on February 15, 2023. Jordan Cope, Director of […]

StandWithUs Calls on University of Denver to Act After Antisemitic Hate Crimes on Campus

(Denver, CO – February 14, 2023) – StandWithUs is appalled by abhorrent attacks targeting the dorm rooms of three Jewish students at the University of Denver. The incidents, which occurred between February 9 – 12, included pork left on the doorstep and smeared on the dorm room door of one Jewish student and mezuzahs ripped […]

Calling on GWU: Take Jewish students’ claims about Dr. Lara Sheehi seriously

By: Daniel Burston | The Times of Israel | February 2, 2023 The psych professor, who has posted hateful rhetoric against Zionism and Israelis, should be suspended for now from teaching a required diversity course The following open letter was co-authored by Daniel Burston, PhD, Cary Nelson, PhD, David Sasso, MD, MPH, and Ilene Serlin, […]

IAC Antisemitism Sessions Roundup: The Kanye Effect

By: Aaron Bandler | Jewish Journal | January 30, 2023 The Israeli American Council’s (IAC) National Summit had several hours’ worth of breakout sessions dedicated to antisemitism on January 20 and 21 at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, TX. Here is one of the highlights covered by the Journal. The Kanye Effect A panel later […]

The GW Hatchet Editorial: Antisemitism allegations fit pattern of discriminatory classroom conduct

By Editorial Board | The GW Hatchet | Jan 30, 2023 Over the past year, instances of racism and discrimination in the classroom haven’t been a question of if, but when. Like clockwork, professors target students with prejudice on the basis of their identity, leading to a wave of condemnation and outrage but rarely consequences […]

StandWithUs Condemns SARU Decision to Withdraw Invitation to Tel Aviv Heat Rugby Team

(Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2023) — South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) decision on February 3, to withdraw their invitation to the Tel Aviv Heat to compete in the Mzansi Challenge Rugby Tournament is unconscionable, hypocritical, and non-transparent. StandWithUs calls on SARU to reinstate the Israeli team immediately. Credit: Matt Impey, Saracens SARU president Mark […]

StandWithUs Responds to Lara Sheehi’s Article re: Title VI Complaint at George Washington U

StandWithUs’ filing of a Title VI complaint at George Washington University (GW) was for one primary purpose: to seek a remedy for the antisemitic climate created by Dr. Sheehi’s conduct in her mandatory diversity course at GW, as reported by her students who experienced the discrimination. Despite her mischaracterization of StandWithUs’ motives in filing the […]

Letter to GWU Students from Psychologists Against Antisemitism

January 31, 2023 Dear Professional Psychology Students of George Washington University (GWU), We, Psychologists Against Antisemitism, are an independent organization with over 300 members within the field of psychology, including clinicians, academics, and trainees. Psychologists Against Antisemitism is not a politically oriented group; in fact our membership represents the full political spectrum. What our members […]

Snohomish County Council adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

By: Kienan Briscoe | Lynnwood Times | January 18, 2023 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 18, 2023 —The Snohomish County Council unanimously approves resolution 2023-0072 adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism today, January 18, at its General Legislative Session . John Michael Graves, with StandWithUs , an international educational organization, spoke in […]

George Washington University Professor Accused of Anti-Semitism Says Zionism Is a Mental Illness

By: Josh Christenson | The Washington Free Beacon | January 19, 2023 Lara Sheehi says Israeli Jews have ‘violence embedded’ within them. A clinical psychology professor at George Washington University teaches that Zionism is a mental illness and claims Jews commit “violence” against every Palestinian they meet. Lara Sheehi, the professor at the center of […]

The Limits of Academic Freedom | Opinion

By: MARK GOLDFEDER , DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH ADVOCACY CENTER | NEWSWEEK | JANUARY 17, 2023 Last week, the organization StandWithUs filed a complaint against George Washington University (GW) after a psychology professor repeatedly harassed and demeaned the Jewish students who were required to take her class. When those students reported her actions, the […]

George Washington University Responds to Discrimination Allegations

By Allison Hageman | NBC Washington | January 14, 2023 George Washington University responded Friday to allegations of discrimination against students in a campus course. George Washington University responded Friday to allegations of discrimination against students in a campus course. A complaint was filed by StandWithUs, an Israel education organization, which claims a professor in […]