Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Wikimedia Commons When discussing the history of the establishment of Israel, a commonly parroted trope within anti-Israel and antisemitic circles is that the nation was founded by Jewish people who “colonized” the land and displaced more than 1 million Palestinians in 1948. This is an absurd and...
Benji Lovitt’s Hasbara: Lighten Up and Laugh at Israel
Benji Lovitt, Texas-born Israeli comedian, strives to convey Israel’s true face to his audiences. He admits that in order to truly understand Israel, one must experience it him or herself. However, for any one who wants a good laugh, Benji Lovitt can offer that along with a good history lesson of...
Anti-Israel or Anti-Semitic?
Israel is facing a tide of hatred all around the world. From the United States to Europe, to the Middle East, many try to delegitimize the state of Israel. People can surely be just critical of Israeli policies. However, many people are anti-Israel due to their hate for the Jewish people....
Welcome Back to University at Buffalo
UB for Israel hosted its first annual, Welcome Back BBQ on September 2nd, 2015. We wanted to have this event to attract people to our club.The BBQ was held in an open space on campus with many people, so all the participants and those passing by could see our banner...
Keeping Pro-Israel Students Safe on College Campuses
Contributed by 2014-2015 CAMERA Fellow Logan Woodard It is college-touring season for many high school students all across the country. Applying for college is a very exciting process, and choosing the right college is an incredibly difficult and often stressful decision. There are so many factors that impact the final decision...
UB for Israel and CAMERA present: Noam Bedein
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg Above: Noam Bedein presenting at the University at Buffalo. On March 11th, Noam Bedein was hosted at the University at Buffalo by the Israel group on campus, UB for Israel. Noam is a photojournalist and the founder and director of the Sderot Media Center....
Bringing the Sderot Media Center Director to SUNY Buffalo
Contributed by CAMERA intern Chaiel Schaffel. Though sometimes we can barely stand it, time is our most precious commodity. We are so rich in it that it has mostly lost its meaning. We waste time, chew time, burn time, even kill time. But there are those less fortunate. It takes...
SUNY Buffalo CAMERA Fellow Hosts Izzy Ezagui
CAMERA’s Fellow at SUNY Buffalo worked with the pro-Israel group to host a successful event with Izzy Ezagui. Izzy spoke about his experiences in the IDF and his journey to recovery after losing his arm in combat. The group hosted the event with a goal to provide students with real stories from IDF soldiers....