Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is an anti-Israel campaign hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine on college and university campuses that spreads falsehoods about the State of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The central claim of “Israeli Apartheid Week” is that Israel institutes apartheid against Palestinians and Arab citizens living...
Opening Duke to diverse speakers is critical to understanding Israel
I recently spearheaded an event on March 21st called “Hen Mazzig: Untold Stories”, in collaboration with CAMERA on Campus, Duke Students Supporting Israel, Duke Friends of Israel, and the American Sephardi Federation. Not only was this conversation educational and empowering, but it highlighted the value of enriching our campus with...
Jewish Students Stand Against Hate at UC Berkeley; Will the Staff Join Them?
On Wednesday, February 15, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) Berkeley Senate met to deliberate on adopting SR-027, a bill proposed by Senator Shay Cohen. The bill calls for the ASUC to formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition...
Farha: Deceit as Art
Columbia University recently hosted a screening of the film Farha, following the recent trend of a host of other universities. Since its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2021, the film has received significant backlash from the international Jewish community. It portrays the experience of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl...
Demystifying Israeli Apartheid Week
Shortly before Pesach, as we were all dealing with Sarachek and those dreaded midterms, Jewish students on other college campuses were dealing with Israeli Apartheid Week. For those of you not familiar with Israeli Apartheid Week because we live on a campus with an Israeli flag fluttering alongside the American,...
CAMERA on Campus Publishes List of Top 12 Student Activists of 2022
A Note from the CAMERA on Campus Team At CAMERA on Campus, we believe in honoring those who have shown great courage and dedication in their efforts in the fight against antisemitism, including anti-Zionist attacks and anti-Zionist rhetoric. In recognition of this, we are honoring twelve student activists leading this...
[Press Release] This is Zionism: CAMERA on Campus launches its latest campaign to combat antisemitism
BOSTON, April 17th, 2023 – On May 15th, 1948, Zionism — the political, social, religious, and cultural movement found across diaspora Jewish communities worldwide —manifested through the establishment of the State of Israel. Since its birth, Israel has fervently stood by commitments from its founders to ensure “complete equality of...
“ארכיטקטורת אפרטהייד”: ביקורת של תא הסטודנטים SJP )סטודנטים למען צדק בפלסטין (באוניברסיטת אוהיו סטייט על חומות הגבול מצילות החיים של ישראל
ב-31 בינואר, (SJP) באוניברסיטת אוהיו סטייט (OSU) הציגו באיגוד הסטודנטים של אוהיו את מה שהם מכנים “ארכיטקטורת אפרטהייד”. במצגת שגויה מאוד, שני סטודנטים לאדריכלות דנו באמצעי הביטחון הפיזיים ובגבולותיה של ישראל, שלטענתם משרתים את המטרה היחידה של דיכוי פלסטינים והפרדתם מהחברה הישראלית. עם זאת, טענה זו לא יכולה להיות רחוקה...
