StandWithUs Premieres Documentary Exposing Anti-Israel Speakers on U.S. Campuses; Screenings to Be Held Sept. 19 in N.Y. and Sept. 29 in L.A.

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 8, 2005–StandWithUs, the international advocacy and educational organization, has produced its first documentary exposing anti-Israel speakers on campuses, it was announced today by Roz Rothstein, national director. The 45-minute “Tolerating Intolerance: Hate Speech on Campuses” will be screened in New York on Sept. 19 at the Lighthouse International Conference Center, with the national premiere Sept. 29 in Beverly Hills at the Writers Guild Theater.

The documentary profiles the proliferation of toxic, anti-Israel and anti-Semitic speakers at American universities, their impact on students, and college administrators’ reaction to the growing problem. Footage was obtained by StandWithUs researchers of speakers such as radical, U.S.-based Muslim cleric Abdel Malik Ali; Washington, D.C. consultant Mohammed Al-Asi; and DePaul University assistant professor Norman Finkelstein, who has spoken at UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, California State University-Fullerton, and the University of California, Irvine; among others.

“We scrutinized hundreds of hours of footage of anti-Israel speakers and were surprised to discover how similar this type of very vocal hatred is — and that is very frightening,” warned Rothstein, who spearheaded the documentary team. “There is a disturbing amount of repetition of anti-Israel comments, and part of that repetition simply builds on centuries-old, anti-Semitic incitement against Jews. Moreover, StandWithUs’ work with campuses reveals a disturbing trend by administrators to look the other way.”

“We’re shedding light on what until now has been just a snapshot of anti-Israel speakers at universities,” asserted StandWithUs board president Esther Renzer. “These kinds of hateful speeches are made month after month on college campuses, inside and outside of the classrooms, usually without comment from university administrators.”

“Tolerating Intolerance: Hate Speech on Campuses” will be screened in New York, Monday, Sept. 19, at the Lighthouse International Conference Center, 111 East 59th St., in Manhattan, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. To purchase tickets, contact StandWithUs NY, 212-398-2524, or e-mail dani@standwithus.com.

The Los Angeles premiere will be held Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Writer’s Guild Theater, 135 Doheny Dr. in Beverly Hills at 7 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion and dessert reception. Tickets are $36. Contact StandWithUs at 310-836-6140 or visit http://www.standwithus.com/

StandWithUs (http://www.standwithus.com/), an international, non-profit Israel advocacy and education organization, creates brochures and materials widely distributed in universities, libraries, high schools, churches and communities, and hosts speakers and conferences that teach about Israel’s current struggles. Based in Los Angeles, the organization recently opened offices in New York and Israel. SWU was founded in 2001 in response to the second Intifada and the misunderstandings about the challenges that Israel faces. StandWithUs Campus helps college students fight anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on campuses. Stand4Facts is a password-accessible site that is a database of information on anti-Israel speakers.

To arrange a screening in your area, call 310-836-6140 or e-mail campus@standwithus.com

Contacts

StandWithUs
Roz Rothstein, 310-836-6140 or 310-245-4109

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