Contributed by CAMERA intern Sarah Salinger Many students at universities around the country have begun to take initiatives to divest from Israel. Most of these institutions are located on the west coast, including eight universities in California alone, but the trend is making its way across the country. The latest...
Israel Public Affairs Committee at Harvard Hosts Ishmael Khaldi and Assi Azar
This past semester, the newly formed Israel Public Affairs Committee at Harvard (IPACH), a CAMERA-supported EMET for Israel group, hosted its first two events. In February, it invited Ishmael Khaldi, a Muslim Bedouin citizen of Israel and official in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to speak on campus. Khaldi...
Let My People Go
Contributed by CAMERA intern Chaiel Schaffel. This piece has been republished by JNS.org. “This year we are slaves, next year may we be free men.” The ending line of the Passover Haggadah is a powerful director. Like a sea creature to water, we tend not to think about our freedom,...
CAMERA Brings Kasim Hafeez to Clark University
Contributed by CAMERA intern Emma Fruchtman. This semester, 23 Clark University students gathered to hear Kasim Hafeez describe how he became a proud Zionist. Having grown up surrounded by anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments in his small Pakistani Muslim community, having been raised by his staunchly pro-Hitler father, and having participated...
Anti-Semitism is Everywhere but Belongs Nowhere
Contributed by CAMERA Fellow Ali Jabick. Ali is the Fellow at the University of Connecticut. This piece was originally published in The Daily Campus on April 6th, 2015. I recently spoke to my friend who is currently studying abroad in London about her experiences. Due to anti-Semitic sentiment and violent attacks in Europe, she...
A Successful Yom Ha’atzmaut at Emory University
Jews all around the world take part in celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut, whether it’s in the Old City of Jerusalem or here in America. For Aaron Karas of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, he wanted to make sure that Israel’s Independence Day was celebrated at its full capacity at his university....
Assi Azar Speaks to Students at UC Santa Barbara
Assi Azar, an openly gay Israeli television personality, spent much of April on tour with CAMERA, visiting college campuses around the US to speak to students about LGBTQ rights in Israel. His most recent visit was to the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he gave an insightful presentation...
Bruins for Israel Stood Strong in 2014-2015
Contributed by CAMERA intern Aaron Hunt. On November 18 last year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council at UCLA passed a resolution that calls for the university to divest from American companies doing business in Israel. The resolution, promoted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), is part of the BDS...
