CAMERA on Campus

Groundwork Books is a longstanding student-run, not-for-profit “workers cooperative” focused on social action. Although not directly funded by the University of California, San Diego, it sits in the heart of the Old Student Center in a university-owned building where it champions anti-Israel ideas. The bookstore has a long history of...

Campus conversations about the Middle East are increasingly shaped by events far beyond university walls. Iran’s expanding power and its role in fueling conflict across the region raise serious concerns for global security and American policy. These issues often surface in campus dialogue, sometimes influenced by foreign narratives that obscure...

The recent UC San Diego student government elections have left many students uneasy, not because of voter turnout or procedural flaws, but because of who won, and why. All winning candidates came from a single slate: PILLARS. While their campaigns focused on improving basic needs and student services, a deeper dive...

CAMERA on Campus condemns the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, where eight Jewish Americans, ages 52 to 88, were set on fire during a peaceful gathering calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, shouted “Free Palestine” while reportedly launching Molotov cocktails...

Have you ever walked into a bar and thought, “Man, all I want to do right now is show how much I hate the Jews?” No? Because in any reasonable society, that should be unthinkable. And yet, on May 3, reportedly, a group of Drexel and Temple students gathered at Barstool...

CAMERA mourns the tragic and senseless murder of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC last night. The attack occurred near the Capital Jewish Museum following a Jewish community event and was a targeted act of antisemitic violence. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed,...

As the academic year ends, there continues to be a notable rise in anti-Israel and anti-Zionist propaganda, worsened by harmful protests by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at CU Boulder. Despite being derecognized as a student group last semester, SJP’s negative impact persists, and they have ongoing influence across the campus....

A note from the editorial team of the CAMERA on Campus blog: Thank you to the Daily Iowan for highlighting the important work of Jasmyn Jordan, one of our former CAMERA Fellows. While we appreciate the overall positive tone of the piece, we’d like to clarify one point: CAMERA is...