StandWithUs Condemns Spending That Elevated Hate in Texas Congressional Race
(June 24, 2026 — San Antonio, TX) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the American Prosperity Alliance and all other individuals and entities involved in spending over $1 million to boost the viciously antisemitic campaign of former Congressional candidate Maureen Galindo. Voters in Texas’ 35th Congressional District (TX-35) were targeted with ads for Galindo and against her opponent, from a group calling itself Lead Left PAC. […]
StandWithUs to Mayor Mamdani: Enough with the Hypocrisy and Hate
(New York, NY – June 23, 2026) – StandWithUs strongly condemns New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s dehumanizing attack against AIPAC, his hypocrisy on election spending, his dangerous lies about Israel, and the destructive agendas he promotes under the guise of “moral change” and the “birth of a new world.” “Mayor Mamdani is in no position to […]
StandWithUs Condemns BDS Vote and Antisemitism Targeting Union Members in UAW
(Detroit, MI – June 19, 2026) StandWithUs strongly condemns the United Auto Workers (UAW) vote to divest from Israel Bonds on June 18, 2026. This comes after a years-long campaign marked by documented antisemitism, legal action, and anti-Israel extremism within the union. The union faction behind the vote explicitly tied itself to Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS), a global campaign of hate that seeks to eliminate Israel. “When a union is […]
StandWithUs Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Antisemitism Case Against MIT
View PDF: Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari (LOS ANGELES, CA – June 19, 2026) — StandWithUs, in partnership with Spero Law, Holtzman Vogel, and Glenn Danas of Clarkson Law Firm, has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to hear a landmark civil rights case arising from the explosion […]
East End Food Co-op Board Commended for Rejecting Divisive BDS Advisory Referendum, Upholding Community Values
June 16, 2026, PITTSBURGH, PA — StandWithUs commends the decision by the East End Food Co-op Board of Directors to reject pressure to adopt a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) policy targeting Israel. The decision is a crucial step in preserving the Co-op’s core values of cooperation, inclusion, and safety, successfully stopping a relentless two-year campaign designed to turn a community grocery store into a polarized political battleground. “The […]
Why School Board Elections Are Key to Fighting Antisemitism | The Antisemitism Task Force at StandWithUs
Save Our Schools: Why School Board Elections Matter in the Fight Against Antisemitism As another school year comes to a close and students across San Diego prepare for summer break, parents are reflecting on more than just report cards, graduations, and summer plans. Increasingly, families are asking a more fundamental question: What are our children […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
UC Law SF says it ‘vigorously’ supports free speech rights, after student gov encourages students to buy keffiyehs to wear at graduation
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS | May 9, 2026 University of California Law San Francisco, a public school formerly known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, is defending its student government, after the latter reportedly used a school listserv to encourage graduates to buy and wear keffiyehs to graduation ceremonies this […]
Opinion: I Taught for 23 Years. Antisemitism Forced Me Out
By Leslie Williamson | Jewish Times | May 7, 2026 Teaching in American schools has never been easy. But in recent years, it has become something else entirely for educators like me. As a Jewish teacher, I have watched my workplace shift from a place of purpose and community into one where I have, at […]
