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Michelle Rojas Tal is the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor on her mom's side, and the daughter of a Puerto Rican non-Jewish father. She grew up in New York City, where she had pride in both heritages, and a full understanding that she was one of the Jewish people. She was 16 years old when the Twin Towers blew up across the river from her high school. While the events of 9/11 were a turning point in the young teenager's life, it was while in college that Michelle became an activist for Israel, when a professor claimed that the Israeli...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, pro-Israeli group Stand With Us has placed two ads on 50 billboards with across the city, including one ad which features a quote from Dr. King in support of the Jewish-majority state. The billboard depicts King’s declaration that “Israel must exist and has the right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world.” Israel is the only country outside the U.S. that also commemorates Martin Luther King Day, according to Stand With Us spokeswoman Jennifer Kutner.

As part of the initiative to improve Israel’s image on college campuses, the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs (SWU) brought two Israelis to the University of California-Davis on Thursday night, in an event sponsored by Chabad. ... Ran and Ranya did not get very far before they were confronted by an extremely hostile and viciously anti-Israel crowd, who sought to dispel the event altogether. ...Others started yelling, “How many woman have you raped? How many children have you raped? You are a child molester.” ...“The heckling continued unabated for the next 15 minutes. The speaker did his best to continue, but...

2008-02-15 L.A.'s defenders of Israel The L.A. battle for Israel's survival There is great racism against Jewish students on college campuses 2008-02-15 L.A.'s defenders of Israel The L.A. battle for Israel's survival By Brad A. Greenberg, Senior Writer A protester from the international pro-Israel group StandWithUs yells outside the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles during the conflict with Hezbollah in July 2006. Photo by Ringo Chiu/Zuma Press The notice shocked Karen Klein, head of Students for Israel at Cal State Northridge: Norman Finkelstein, the much-maligned scholar who wrote "The Holocaust Industry" and has spoken glowingly of Hezbollah, had been invited...

Throughout October, a largely unseen wave of anti-Semitism has been washing up across North America in a series of conferences run by a Jerusalem-based organization called the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center. At gatherings in Chicago and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sabeel-trained speakers have demonized Israel, with similar speeches expected later this month at their conferences in Denver and Toronto. Started by Palestinian Christians in 1989, Sabeel does not promote peace or a genuine understanding of the Middle East conflict but instead musters support for punishing Israel through divestment campaigns, part of its larger goal of dismantling Israel to make way...

Many of you have contributed to the beautiful baskets that are being given to victims of terror in Israel as you read this. Here is a combined account written by three of our members, reporting from Israel. (Written by Mark K., Sylvia K, and Gary R) We are thrilled and delighted to be in Israel at this time! Our schedule has been packed with meaningful and inspiring events and activities. We visited terror victims at the Tel Hashomer Hospital rehab center for three hours, who LOVED the gift baskets brought to them through StandWithUs. (details re. victim stories below) That...