Across the world and especially here at home, media narratives about Israel are often filled with bias, selective reporting, and a lack of context. Unfortunately, misrepresentation can shape public opinion in dangerous ways, increasing division and contributing to the rise of antisemitism that we are currently witnessing in front of...
Here’s How Colleges Should Respond to Destructive BDS Resolutions on Campus
On November 7, 2024, the Duke Divestment Committee (DDC), a close ally of Duke Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), petitioned the Duke Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility (ACIR) to call for Duke to “Divest direct and indirect holdings in all companies and entities that support or profit from Israeli...
24 Israeli colleges to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
Two dozen Israeli colleges and institutes of higher education intend to adopt the globally recognized definition of antisemitism put forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) as Israel takes over the presidency of the organization, Israeli officials said this week. The move follows a burst of antisemitism around the...
Column: Antisemitic pro-Hamas propaganda at Indiana University must stop
Ever since the massacre of Israelis on October 7th, 2023, there has been a significant increase in antisemitism on my college campus. Since last spring, when the police cleared a nearly 100-day anti-Israel encampment at Indiana University’s Dunn Meadow, there has been nonstop anti-Israel graffiti and activism on campus. Two...
The link between biased media and campus antisemitism
As students, many of us shape our political opinions from news sites/articles, and when these headlines are biased or straight out incorrect, we form an opinion of a situation when in reality only half of the story has been presented. This is the case on my campus – University of...
CAMERA on Campus denounces the unprofessional and abusive ad hominem attacks on a Jewish student by Indiana University associate professor Benjamin Robinson
CAMERA on Campus denounces the unprofessional and abusive ad hominem attacks on a Jewish student by Indiana University associate professor Benjamin Robinson in The Herald-Times. On December 8, an Indiana University student authored an article at The Herald-Times expressing concerns over the actions and rhetoric of anti-Israel extremists on campus. The article...
Preserving free expression on a divided campus
When American Jewish community members established Brandeis in 1948, they sought to provide Jewish students, along with people from all marginalized communities, with a refuge from the discrimination embedded in the college admissions process. Given the institution’s awareness of American Jews’ vulnerability, it should be no surprise that former President...
Weak leadership at Duke University is emboldening BDS and fueling antisemitism
Duke University stands at a crossroads. It can either stand up for truth and justice or allow itself to be complicit in the rise of antisemitism on its campus. On November 7, 2024, the Duke Divest Coalition (DDC) filed a petition with Duke University’s Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility (ACIR)...
