At Kings College London, the Palestinian Society issued a call for support for Marwan Barghouti and the Palestinian hunger strike. Their call was full of lies and distortions, calling the strikers “political prisoners” and accusing Israel of racism for imprisoning them. CAMERA-supported group KCL Israel Society issued this statement in response: “A hunger...
Jewish Student Leader Demands City College of New York Administration Take Action Against SJP After Disruption of Event With Top Israeli Diplomat
This article was originally published on May 15th. A Jewish student leader at the City College of New York (CCNY) has called on school administrators to take disciplinary action against anti-Israel protesters after an event last Thursday featuring a prominent Israeli government official “devolved into shouting and screaming.” Yossi Hertz —...
Time to Hold SJP Accountable
Let’s talk about justice – a term that has been hijacked by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) over the course of their existence. Justice is defined as “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness or moral rightness”. Students for Justice in Palestine, however, might have forgotten to look up that...
Who is Linda Sarsour?
Linda Sarsour is a New York-based, Palestinian-American activist who is highly adept at promoting herself. She seems to always be at center stage, availing herself of photo-ops, and procuring prestigious platforms from which to preach, including an invitation to be commencement speaker at CUNY’s School of Public Health. How does...
Celebrating 50 Years of a Reunified Jerusalem
This week, Israel celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War, and the reunification of Jerusalem. This miraculous event transformed the country, and remains one of the most important moments in Israel’s history. In May 1967, the Egyptians significantly stepped up their actions and rhetoric against Israel. Lead by...
Statement on Resignation of Dean Duthu
Controversy emerged upon the discovery that Professor Bruce Duthu, nominated to be Dartmouth College’s Dean of Faculty, and currently serves as Associate Dean, had publicly supported an academic boycott of Israel. We worked with our students at Dartmouth, who met with Duthu, upon which he clarified his stance on BDS...
Looking Back at the ‘Fake News’ of Jerusalem
Tomorrow, President Donald Trump, marked by controversy and unpredictability, arrives in Jerusalem, Israel’s hotly contested capital. That alone is a potentially combustible combination. Add to the mix the fact that Jerusalem is subject to more intensive media coverage than any other disputed city. In addition to the 800 foreign journalists...
Campus Activist to Active Duty
Jason Frances was a CAMERA Fellow at the University of Central Florida this year, as well as serving as vice president of CAMERA-supported group Knights for Israel. Next year, he takes the exciting step of moving to Israel and serving in the Israel Defense Forces. In his final Fellow article for CAMERA on Campus,...