A Look At How The Israel Lobby Operates: StandWithUs

A look at how the Israel Lobby operates through one of its many agents.

Stand With Us was founded and headquartered in Los Angeles in 2001. On its website it states they are inspired by their love of Israel, and their commitment to stand up for Israel.

Besides its stated goal, which is to train students and communities to be advocates for Israel, they actively work to influence media and disrupt any narrative that is not aligned with their agenda.

Take for example an email campaign from Stand With Us. Stand With Us has emailed Americans urging them to pressure CBS and 60 Minutes to retract the narratives of U.S. State Department officials who resigned over the U.S. State Department’s involvement in what several leading international institutions have labeled as Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza.

While U.S. politicians don’t even debate whether or not the Israel Lobby and many, if not all, of its factions should register as a foreign agent, Stand With Us is influencing and intimidating American students on hundreds of college campuses, high schools and middle schools across the United States, and they are pushing their Israel First agenda.

The 60 Minutes episode first aired on January 12, 2025.