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Yael Lerman

Jan 29, 2026, 3:30 AM

The Israeli Teenagers Building Up Society

I recently visited my daughter, a 19-year-old American in Israel, to see firsthand the unusual life she has chosen for herself. What I saw astounded me. Despite Israel’s existential threats, Israeli society feels alive, healthy, and hopeful to the...

Sep 11, 2024, 11:00 PM

Choosing Israel Over a US College This Fall

The author with her daughter at her 2024 high school graduation

My eldest child, 18 years old, left home last week to move to Israel. Instead of driving or flying her to college, as we had anticipated a year ago, she said her goodbyes to family at home and asked...

Jan 10, 2024, 12:17 AM

Israelis Applying to U.S. Schools Are Facing Discrimination

This story is a cautionary tale—and, we hope, an empowering one—to Israelis applying to universities in the U.S. You may find yourself under greater scrutiny, rejected from admissions, or your scholarship in jeopardy, simply because you are Israeli. After...

May 16, 2016, 11:34 AM

GUPS: Hateful and illegal activity is never justified

Students representing the General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS) at San Francisco State University (SFSU) recently published a morally disgraceful statement. They attempted to justify their illegal disruption of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s speech at SFSU on April 6, 2016,...

Mar 3, 2016, 9:02 PM

Holding Disruptors Accountable

Earlier this week, when Electronic Intifada attacked StandWithUs in general and me personally, this indicated that the pro-Israel community is doing something right. The article incredulously highlighted StandWithUs’ recent request to Minneapolis prosecutors that anti-Israel agitators responsible for an...

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Yael Lerman is the founding director of StandWithUs Saidoff Law, the legal arm of StandWithUs, an international, nonprofit education organization that fight antisemitism and educates about Israel.

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