Is the Arab-Israeli conflict about settler colonialism and apartheid? A few students who protested an event at the CUNY Graduate Center seem to think so. On Dec. 8, the students, affiliated with CUNY4Palestine and Not in Our Name CUNY, two student organizations in the City University of New York (CUNY)...
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...
Statement: CAMERA on Campus Weighs in on antisemitism at the University of Michigan
Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), a student group and affiliate of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Michigan, has once again chosen to display its true colors. While the group purports to stand for “human rights, liberation, and equality,” it has a tendency to frequently...
The radical antisemitism of Jewish Voice for Peace
On November 3rd, the official Twitter account for Jewish Voice for Peace Action (JVPA), the lobbying wing of Jewish Voice for Peace, claimed that the shared values of the United States and Israel are “super racist.” Five days later, on November 8th, Beth Miller, Political Director for JVPA and JVP...
“The Wrong Kind of Jew”: How the Erasure of Mizrahi Jews Shifts the Narrative about the Jewish People
This November, many within the Jewish community observed Mizrahi Heritage Month, a time dedicated to bringing visibility to a historically underrepresented Jewish demographic in the Western world, the Jews of North Africa and the Middle East. After the Jewish people were exiled from their ancestral homeland of Israel and entered...
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...
Anti-Jewish Hate Fills Rutgers University Event on Israel
On November 18th, 2022, the Rutgers New Brunswick chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Endowment Justice Collective (EJC) hosted a panel entitled “Divestment From Israeli Apartheid At The University Level.” The event was moderated by Rutgers post-graduate student Abire Sabbagh, with a history of promoting BDS...
“Activist” or Antisemite? Dr. Noura Erakat’s Poorly-Timed Speech at OSU
Several incidents involving swastikas, harmful antisemitic libels, and images of the burning Israeli flag have taken place on Ohio State’s campus in the weeks leading up to the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the start of violence against Jews in Nazi Germany. One would hope that OSU administrators and students would come...
