[4][6] Since the Israel–Hamas war began in October 2023, the movement has played a leading role in the anti-war and pro-ceasefire protests within Israeli society.

Standing Together founders have cited Podemos, Momentum, Syriza, and the Democratic Socialists of America as inspirations, but have stated they do not want the movement to become a political party.

Standing Together was founded in late 2015, primarily by individuals who had also been active in Israel's 2011 social justice protests.

[11] In 2018, Standing Together worked to spread awareness of, and protest against, Israel’s deportation of African (specifically Eritrean and Sudanese) asylum seekers.

[6] In 2019, a small group of activists from Standing Together protested a policy of Barzilai Medical Center that required Arab bus passengers to be questioned before they could enter the hospital.

[19][20] in August 2023, a radio show hosted by the movement's national co-director, Alon-Lee Green, was censured after a right-wing pressure campaign.

In late September 2023, the movement held a protest at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv to bring attention to the Arabs killed under the policies of security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

[25] This characterization received counter-criticism online from academics and activists, including Gazan blogger Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib.

[24][26] Arab Israeli members of Standing Together later released a statement in which they denounced PACBI's suggestion that the group be boycotted, saying such calls "serve the interests of Israel’s political establishment, which is also attempting to silence us".

[26] In March 2024, some activists from the group organized a 30-car convoy in an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to the Kerem Shalom border crossing into the Gaza Strip.