On Tuesday, May 6th, the CCAP group at Chico State University, Emet, held an event with professor Michael Leitner. It boasted 150 students and the University president, and was dedicated to a Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration. Through a brief discussion on Israeli Life and Leisure in the 21st Century, followed by Israeli...
Why Are We Bullying Birthright?
This piece has been republished by The Algemeiner. Birthright is a 10-day free trip to Israel that is offered to all Jews between the ages of 18 and 26 who have not previously been on a peer trip to Israel. While these 10 days are filled with fun and many...
They Marched in Boston Chanting in Support of Terrorism
This piece has been republished by both The Algemeiner and Truth Revolt. Hundreds marched against Israel this past Friday in Boston. They marched exercising their First Amendment right, against Israel and in support of the Palestinian theocratic government of Hamas, which bans free speech. From the steps of the oldest free public...
On the Dangers of Trending
Since the start, Operative Protective Edge captured the media by storm. It permeates the headlines of every major newspaper and of every major news source in the world. It is expected because the Arab-Israeli conflict captivates the world’s interest, specifically when the Palestinian-Arabs get involved. The media continues to distort...
Knotted Narratives
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is not pro-Palestine, they are anti-Israel. This may seem like the same thing (pro-Palestine and anti-Israel), but they are not. SJP seems to only rally around Palestinians who are being killed by Israelis. They don’t talk about the abuse of Palestinians in other countries,...
Standing Strong
Operation Protective Edge has been in full swing for 17 days and Israel has sent troops into Gaza. Just a bit over two weeks after initially entering Gaza, over 30 Israelis have been killed. In the last 17 days, over 2000 rockets have been shot into Israel. At the same...
10 Commandments of Leadership
This piece was written by Rayna Rose Exelbierd, the amazing student who put together the Future Leaders for Israel Conference, sponsored in part by CAMERA. Rayna is the president of Owls for Israel, a CCAP (CAMERA supported) group at Florida Atlantic University. She wished to share her leadership discoveries with...
Israeli Reality Check
This is the third draft of “Israeli Reality Check” that I have written and I’m sure that it will still not be current enough when it is posted due to the ever-changing situation in Israel. When I embarked on my journey to Israel in mid-June, I never imagined that I...