‘Nine Months in Hamas Hell’: Hundreds rally in Toronto demanding release of Israeli hostages | National Post
‘Usually, when people say nine months, the connotation is very happy. It’s a symbol of life, of being born. I am just shocked that we even reached this mark,’ says Canadian citizen Yasmine Magal, whose cousin Omer Neutra was abducted on October 7 Ari David Blaff | National Post | July 7, 2024 Hundreds of […]
Colorado’s Jewish Community call on Colorado Public Radio to examine and change its persistent erasure of Jewish voices
We, the undersigned members of Colorado’s Jewish Community, call on Colorado Public Radio to examine and change its persistent erasure of Jewish voices in its coverage of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity and its oversimplification and overt sympathy toward anti-Israel and racist protesters. We ask that you examine your coverage and commit to including Jewish voices […]
WE DID IT! StandWithUs Colorado Applauds the Colorado Democratic Party Central Committee for Voting Down Ceasefire Resolution
Denver, CO – StandWithUs Colorado applauds the Colorado Democratic Party (CDP) Central Committee for voting down a misleading ceasefire resolution . The resolution was introduced to the CDP Central Committee and voted on July 1st, 2024. The result of the vote was 40.4% in favor, 55.1 % against, and 4.5% abstained, with over 300 voters […]
Jewish cemetery in Montreal desecrated with stone Nazi swastikas | Jerusalem Post
Hampstead mayor Jeremy Levi condemned the Kehal Israel cemetery memorial park’s vandalism, in which the stones traditionally placed on graves out of respect and to mark a visit were misappropriated. Michael Starr | Jerusalem Post | July 3, 2024 A Montreal Jewish cemetery was desecrated over the weekend when pebbles on gravestones were rearranged in […]
Injunction Against Anti-Israel Encampment Granted to the University of Toronto
TORONTO, ON (July 2, 2024) – StandWithUs Canada is grateful and relieved that the Ontario Superior of Court of Justice has granted the University of Toronto an injunction against the anti-Israel encampment that has been at King’s College Circle since May 2nd. We were proud to serve as an intervenor in this case, along with other Jewish organizations who […]
University of Toronto is granted an injunction to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on campus for two months | The Canadian Jewish News
Alex Rose & Lila Sarick | July 2, 2024 | The Canadian Jewish News The University of Toronto has received an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its property. The 98-page decision from Justice Markus Koehnen of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said that members of the encampment must take down the tents […]
American Jewish Medical Association and StandWithUs Demand Justice after Antisemitic Subway Incident in New York
The American Jewish Medical Association and StandWithUs call on New York City authorities to prosecute suspects who terrorized Jewish passengers on the NYC Subway System on June 10, 2024, and appoint a special prosecutor to address antisemitic hate crimes. The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224 Letitia […]
A Resolution Of The Board of Regents Of The University of Colorado in Response to Protests That Occurred On June 1, 2024, and June 17, 2024, at The Private Residences of Regents
WHEREAS On June 1, 2024, and June 17, 2024, a group called Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) conducted protests related to its demands that the University of Colorado “divest” from corporations that do business with Israel; WHEREAS The protests occurred in front of the private residences of members of the University of Colorado Board […]
Organizations Fighting Antisemitism Stand In Solidarity With CU Board Of Regents For Condemnation Of Protests At Private Residences
Anti-Israel Protests at CU Regents’ Homes Lead to Swift Action Calling Out Antisemitism (June 20, 2024 – Pueblo, CO) — The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado on June 24, 2024 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the anti-Israel protests that took place at the homes of two Regents — Board Chair Callie Rennison […]
Coalition of Colorado Organizations Praises Town of Superior for Historic Vote to Condemn Antisemitism
Unanimous Passage of Resolution Denouncing Students for a Democratic Society for Hate Speech, Antisemitism, and Racism in Front of CU Regent’s Home is First-of-Its-Kind in the Nation (Superior, CO – June 11, 2024) — A coalition of Colorado organizations working together to address the rise in antisemitism across the state praised the Town of Superior Board […]
Canada is no longer the safe haven it promised to Jews – opinion | Jerusalem Post
Over these past few years, antisemitism has been on the rise in Canada, with Jews some of the most likely to be victims of hate crimes. Since October 7, this hatred has come fully to the surface. Noga Shalev | June 5, 2024 | Jerusalem Post We were never supposed to be affected by war. […]
Jewish advocacy groups granted intervener status in the University of Toronto court case to remove encampment | The Canadian Jewish News
Plus the story of a pro-Israel counter-protest being removed. Jonathan Rothman | June 3, 2024 | The Canadian Jewish News A half-dozen Jewish Canadian organizations have been granted intervener status in the court case launched by the University of Toronto to end the pro-Palestinian encampment on its downtown campus. The court’s decision was announced June […]
Major Jewish Organizations Demand Removal of Northwestern University President and Board Chair Amid Racism Allegations
Call for Accountability Follows Congressional Condemnation of President Schill for “Obstruction” and of Northwestern for “Refusal to Cooperate” in the Investigation (Chicago, IL, May 30, 2024) – Major Jewish organizations have united to demand the immediate removal of Northwestern University President Michael H. Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter J. Barris . This call comes […]
StandWithUs Canada Applies to Join as an Intervenor in Injunction to Remove Illegal UofT Encampment
TORONTO, ON (May 28, 2024) – In response to the injunction filed by the Governing Council of the University of Toronto to remove the anti-Israel encampment, StandWithUs Canada has applied to join the case as an intervenor, prepared to provide relevant and effective evidence in support of the encampment’s termination. Since the encampment’s inception at King’s College Circle […]
Poll finds almost one third of UK students believe that October 7th attacks were “an act of resistance”
18 May 2024 READ the full survey breakdown here. StandWithUs UK poll shows that 29% believe that the October 7th attacks were an act of resistance, and over half of Russell Group students expect pro-Israel students to face abuse on campus Over one-third (36%) of university students in the UK agree that the Hamas attacks […]
StandWithUs Legal Letter to University of Pittsburgh Regarding Professor Misconduct
StandWithUs sent a legal demand letter to Pitt to express our concern about a faculty member targeting a Jewish student for harassment based on the student’s Jewish religious and ethnic identity in violation of campus policies and, very possibly, applicable laws. We believe that this situation merits immediate investigation and remedy.
Anti-Jewish Racism Promoted On Campuses, StandWithUs UK Statement
3 May 2024 StandWithUs UK are appalled by the level of vicious anti-Jewish racism being promoted by anti-Israel tent “encampments” on a growing number of university campuses, most notably from today’s protest at UCL. These encampments are the latest in a years-long onslaught of antisemitic and anti-Israel activity at universities across the country. We have now heard chants that ‘resistance is justified’ and ‘the State […]
Unlawful Encampments: Canadian Universities Erupting with Unprecedented Bigotry, Hate, and Antisemitism
TORONTO, ON (May 1, 2024) – Last week, Columbia University classes were cancelled after a pro-Palestinian encampment overtook and obstructed operations on its campus. As a result, these new and highly disturbing demonstrations of antisemitism have spread like wildfire across prestigious universities in the U.S. with similar encampments appearing at Yale, NYU, Harvard, and more. […]
