As former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke on the second floor of the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale University on Jan. 21, students affiliated with Yalies4Palestine and Jews for a Ceasefire commandeered the main lobby. There, in the center of Yale’s Jewish communal building, protesters chanted...
Oberlin College Course Uses Antisemitism as Sword and Shield
A description of a course beginning this week at Oberlin College, my alma mater, reads: “Popular conceptions of the relationship between Jews and power tend either to adopt (in the case of sympathetic accounts) a view of Jews as perennial victims or (in the case of hostile/antisemitic accounts) a view...
CAMERA on Campus UK’s Letter on UEL’s Consultation on Antisemitism Statement
Dear Vice-Chancellor Broderick, Find the below that we wish to submit for the consultation on UEL’s antisemitism statement. CAMERA UK expresses serious concern regarding UEL’s sudden decision to review its adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. In the UEL statement announcing the consultation, it is evident that this...
The ‘Week of Rage’ at Concordia University
Jewish students worldwide were bracing themselves for what was to happen on campuses on October 7, 2024, a year after Palestinian terrorists led by Hamas waged the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust — slaughtering babies, committing sexual violence, burning whole families alive, and taking 240 civilians hostage. Jewish students at Concordia University were no...
Our history stolen: How October 7 is being taken away from us
We tend to think of history as a clear sequence of events, but the reality is messier. What we consider significant about the past is almost always shaped by hindsight. Major headlines can fade to footnotes, while seemingly minor events emerge as turning points once we understand their full context....
CAMERA Calls for Accountability After Anti-Israel Students Allowed to Disrupt Event at Yale’s Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life
The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale University, established to foster cultural, spiritual, religious, and intellectual experiences for Jewish students, is facing serious questions about its commitment to upholding its mission. On January 21st, 2025, during a visit by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, an alarming...
Responding to Indiana University Professor Benjamin Robinson’s Attack on a Jewish Student
More than ever, Americans are skeptical of the value of higher education. One need look no further than a recent article by Benjamin Robinson, an associate professor in the Department of Germanic Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, to understand why such doubts exist. Instead of engaging in reasoned debate on issues raised by a...
How Misinterpretations of International Law Fuel False Political Narratives — A Response to King’s College London
A February 2024 article in the King’s College London student newspaper attempted to utilize South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (IJC) as a basis for criticism against Israel. However, in doing so, the article consistently misrepresents the character and meaning of international law to further political narratives....
