Harvard slammed for fresh antisemitism controversy after appointing wife of NYT journalist behind ‘blood libel’ row over Israeli sex crimes

By James Reinl | Daily Mail | May 28, 2026   Pro-Israel activists, Jewish students and Harvard alumni have erupted in fury over the appointment of Nicholas Kristof’s wife to a leading role on the university’s oversight board. Critics have accused the Ivy League giant of rewarding a family with a record of inflammatory commentary […]

Former Teacher, Parents Allege Antisemitism Ignored in Frederick County Public Schools

By Andrew Guckes | Jewish Times | June 2, 2026  According to a former teacher and two parents, Frederick County Public Schools has an antisemitism problem. Longtime teacher Leslie Williamson, who is Jewish, said she quit her post at New Market Middle School in 2025 after nine years entirely because of antisemitic actions in the […]

Colorado Senate Candidate Julie Gonzales Repeats Anti-Israel Lies and Gives Extremism a Free Pass

(Denver, CO – June 2, 2026) – StandWithUs Colorado and the Israeli American Council strongly reject Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales’s repeated false accusations against Israel during her campaign for the U.S. Senate. Additionally, we condemn her failure to challenge Hasan Piker during her appearance on his streaming platform. U.S. Senators can have a real […]

Pride For Israel Statement Re. Antisemitic Incident at Bolleras Al Vapor in Spain

We at Pride for Israel, a division of StandWithUs, are deeply disturbed by the antisemitic incident at the Bolleras al Vapor event in Barcelona, Spain on May 30, 2026.  As we begin June Pride month, two Jewish women were surrounded and forced to leave after participants noticed one was wearing a Star of David. Organizers attempted to force the women to denounce their […]

Illinois Must Stand Firm Against BDS

Yossi Held | The Times of Israel | May 24, 2026 A recent Mondoweiss article attempts to frame the effort to repeal Illinois’ anti-BDS law as a civil rights campaign and even suggests it could become a national model. That framing is deeply misleading. This debate is not about silencing anyone. It is about whether Illinois should allow public […]

Brooklyn food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after years-long push

“This does nothing to help Israelis and Palestinians make peace,” said Avi Posnick, executive director of StandWithUs Northeast. Jessica Russak-Hoffman | Jewish News Syndicate | May 27, 2026  Members of the Park Slope Food Coop in the Brooklyn borough of New York City voted on Tuesday night to boycott Israeli products, citing the anti-Israel boycott, […]

Alo Yoga Urged to Investigate Customers Receiving Packages With Anti-Israel, Anti-Jewish Messages

By Shiryn Ghermezian | Algemeiner | May 27, 2026 The Jewish advocacy group StandWithUs has called on the American athleisure brand Alo Yoga to publicly condemn antisemitism and investigate how some customers received packages containing anti-Israel and anti-Jewish messages. “No customer should face discrimination or hate because of their identity or nationality. We are calling […]

When Jews Are Told We Don’t Belong

After all these decades following the Holocaust, after “Never Again” became the moral promise of the civilized world, are we really heading back toward this kind of discrimination?  Roz Rothstein | Jewish Journal | May 21, 2026 Remember when Jews were excluded from universities, law firms, hospitals, country clubs, neighborhoods, and entire professions? Remember the […]

Legal help for students | The Jewish Independent

Pat Johnson | The Jewish Independent | May 29, 2026 StandWithUs Canada has just launched a new legal department to help students navigate the climate on Canadian campuses. StandWithUs Canada is an educational organization that works to inspire and educate people of all ages about Israel, challenge misinformation and fight antisemitism within schools and communities. […]

Pride for Israel Statement Against the Hypocrisy of the Rome Pride Parade Organizers

We, at Pride for Israel, a division of StandWithUs, strongly condemn the decision of the Rome Pride Parade organizers to exclude Jewish LGBTQ+ organizations, Keshet Italia and Keshet Europe, from participating in Pride this year. Demanding that LGBTQ+ Jews pass a contrived political litmus test in order to take part in Pride is not only […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns Antisemitic Boycott Vote at Park Slope Food Coop

StandWithUs strongly condemns the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) vote to boycott Israeli products on May 26, 2026, following years of pressure from the hateful Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.”This does nothing to help Israelis and Palestinians make peace,” said Avi Posnick, Executive Director of StandWithUs Northeast. “Instead, it actively promotes the agenda of violent extremists, […]

Event Recap: StandWithUs Canada Live 2026!

There was no shortage of Jewish joy, laughter, or entertainment at StandWithUs Canada Live on May 24, 2026 in Toronto!  Jewish humour, music, and dance were on the menu at this celebration of Jewish identity, pride, and resilience. Amidst an increasingly challenging period in Jewish history, the evening offered the audience a chance to momentarily […]

Even After a Terrorist Attack and Royal Commission, Australia Doesn’t Take Antisemitism Seriously

Michael Gencher | The Algemeiner | May 18, 2026 This is not only an Australian story. Jewish communities across the diaspora are living through the same reality. People have been murdered. Jews have been attacked in the streets. Jewish institutions have been threatened and forced to operate under continuously heightened security. Students have been targeted […]

Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism – opinion

Roz Rothstein | Jerusalem Post | May 17, 2026 Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today. Many people have never heard of Simon of Trent (Saint Simon), a Christian child born in Italy, whose disappearance and death in 1475 were falsely blamed on the […]

Montana Tucker’s journey from pop singer to Jewish advocate | National Post

Dave Gordon | National Post | May 22, 2026 Singer/choreographer Montana Tucker began dancing backup for Ashanti at 13, and performed at the Super Bowl by 14. But her trajectory shifted dramatically with her 2022 docu-series How To Never Forget, in which she retraced her Holocaust-survivor grandmother’s footsteps through Auschwitz. After the October 7 attacks, Tucker pivoted […]

StandWithUs Northwest 2026 Community Reception Highlights

The StandWithUs Northwest 2026 Community Reception featured Miss Israel 2021, former IDF combat medic and influencer, Noa Cochva. We also honored allies from the Hindu and Iranian communities, heard the stories of three exceptional student leaders, and learned how StandWithUs is leading in the legal fight against antisemitism. While a group of 75 extreme anti-Israel activists […]

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Civil Rights Group Blasts ‘Drop Hillel’ Campaign as Attack on Jewish Identity

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | May 13 2026 A California-based civil rights advocacy group on Tuesday condemned a campaign to ban chapters of Hillel International from college campuses as a “transparent” assault on Jewish identity which aims to force the community and support for Israel underground. StandWithUs, a nonprofit currently litigating a slew of […]