BOSTON, February 28th, 2023 – In the Spring term, a disinformation campaign attempts to take root on college and university campuses. Widely advertised as “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW), the effort promoted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), and Palestinian Societies (PalSocs) spread the...
Shaima Dallali and Racism – Victim or Perpetrator?
Was former President of the National Union of Students (NUS), Shaima Dallali, targeted for being a black Muslim woman? Did lobby groups seize the opportunity on tenuous ground to dismiss her from the role because of her views regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Or was Shaima Dallali subject to an independent investigation because...
National Union of Students – unless you’re a Jew
The National Union of Students (NUS) has long been enveloped in controversy over its failure to adequately represent Jewish students. Most recently, NUS president Shaima Dalali was removed from her position due to well-documented evidence of antisemitism. As a result, the government disaffiliated with NUS in May 2022. An independent...
An Open Letter to the National Union of Students from CAMERA UK, CAMERA on Campus UK and Allies: The NUS Must Take Measures to Combat Antisemitism
The National Union of Students (NUS) in the UK has a documented history of antisemitic incidents. Following an independent investigation by Rebecca Tuck KC that began in May 2022, the NUS announced on 12 January 2023 that it will take measures to address antisemitism in an action plan. On 26th...
Husam Zomlot, PLO Ambassador to the UK spreads harmful misinformation at London Palestinian societies
On Monday October 24, Palestinian societies from King’s College London, Brunel, Imperial College London and the University of Westminster hosted Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK. Zomlot came to speak about what he felt would be the implications of the British embassy moving from Tel...
The latest iteration of CAMERA on Campus’s campaign expands efforts to bring visibility to the Jewish communities of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on college campuses.
Boston, Massachusetts — On November 1st, 2022, CAMERA on Campus will launch the latest iteration of its widely acclaimed Mizrahi Stories campaign that will span the entirety of Mizrahi Heritage Month. “When CAMERA on Campus first launched the Mizrahi Stories campaign in November 2019, our efforts centered on creating spaces...
Online Webinar Teaches Students How to Tackle Threat of Rising Antisemitism in Campus Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and CAMERA on Campus host student panel discussion and interactive workshop, announce launch of new campus media contest to counter proliferation of antisemitic and anti-Zionist narratives in student newspapers. BOSTON/NEW YORK September 20th, 2022 –The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and CAMERA on Campus...
Some universities are diverse and inclusive unless you’re Jewish
At the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Jewish students on campus have faced discrimination. In May 2021 alone, Norwich was marred by antisemitic graffiti and slurs during anti-Zionist demonstrations. Jewish students were targeted for somehow being responsible for the actions of the Israeli government, and the UEA Student’s Union...