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Jesse Raviv
Brown Divest referendum ‘deeply harmful’
Unfortunately, on March 21, 2019, Brown University students voted to support a discriminatory divestment referendum against Israel. As a proud member of Brown Students for Israel (BSI) and a … more
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Rep. Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln), center, poses with participants of the StandWithUs International Israel in Focus Conference, which took place in Los Angeles. Ackerman was invited, along with Rep. Phil King from Texas, to lead a panel discussion on legislation that prohibits the state from doing business with anti-Israel boycotters.
R.I. Rep. Ackerman speaks at StandWithUs’ international conference 
Over 500 students and community members learned, shared and strategized with experts on the best ways to tell Israel’s story and combat anti-Semitism, during StandWithUs’ … more
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At the lecture on BDS were, left to right: Dr. Ezra Stieglitz, professor emeritus at Rhode Island College; William A. Jacobson; Jeffrey Gladstone, president of the board of StandWithUs RI; Bracha Stuart, executive director of StandWithUs RI; and Mia Ackerman, state representative and deputy majority leader.
BDS examined in StandWithUs talk
PROVIDENCE – On May 7, StandWithUs Rhode Island presented “The Real History of the BDS Movement,” a talk that focused on one of the biggest threats facing Israel today: Boycott, … more
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Gil Hoffman
Despite the threats, Jerusalem journalist optimistic about Israel
Gil Hoffman, the chief political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, spoke about the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East and many of the pressing issues that Israel faces during a visit to … more
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Regina Schild displays the variety of Israeli products collected in the campaign on Dec. 18 which sought to benefit both Israel as well as those less fortunate in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island shoppers support a cause and give back to the community
From Dec. 15-18, StandWithUs Rhode Island participated in the third annual IsrAction Day 2016. During this global grassroots campaign, shoppers buy Israeli goods in local supermarkets and donate the … more
Laurelmead residents listen to the soldiers’ stories.
If only Itai and Ilana were here …
The young newlywed soldiers from the StandWithUs Israeli Soldiers Tour (see page 3) appeared at Laurelmead Cooperative, in Providence, in April and were warmly received by the mostly elderly … more
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StandWithUs RI Board President Jeff Gladstone, Executive Director Bracha Stuart, Ilana and Itai.
Giving a human face to the IDF uniform
The StandWithUs Israeli Soldiers Tour came to Rhode Island on April 15. This innovative program features reserve-duty Israeli college students who talk about their lives as ordinary Israeli citizens, … more
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