If there was anything that I learned from attending the CAMERA conference a few days back, then it was that sprinting towards an unmarked finish line is impossible. Seven years have passed since I started running toward a goal that is simultaneously rewarding and destructive. Rewarding, because every stretch of...
My Life Has Taken an Interesting Turn
Hello, my name is Tatiana Rose Becker and I am a Zionist. That is not one of the first things people learn about me, but it is definitely the most important. It was not always this way. I grew up in a household that valued the Jewish culture over the...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
BBC provides a platform for claim that Palestinian terrorists are ‘political prisoners’ BBC presenter makes no attempt to correct claim by Robin Wright of US Institute of Peace. (BBC Watch) BBC’s ‘Israeli building threatens peace talks’ meme in numbers How many times over the last week have readers of the...
Abir Gitlin Speaks at CAMERA’s Student Leadership and Advocacy Conference
At CAMERA’s Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference, which started on Sunday afternoon, students have heard several prominent speakers present about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions groups, and experiences with media bias. Among the speakers was Abir Gitlin, a former CAMERA Fellow and IDF soldier....
Meet our 23 CAMERA Fellows
Currently underway is the annual CAMERA Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference, in which student leaders from throughout the Americas, 23 of them CAMERA Fellows, come together to learn about Israel. The 23 Fellows selected this year hail from places such as Uruguay, Canada, and from across the United States....
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
BBC’s Knell reports on prisoner release without mentioning their crimes What are the millions of viewers of BBC television news being told about the recent early release of 26 Palestinian prisoners? (BBC Watch) BBC report on prisoner release is mostly about something else Once again, the BBC shoehorns the...
Magic carpet ride: Yemen to Israel
On Wednesday evening, the Jewish Agency helped board four Jews from Yemen to Israel from the city of Radda in Yemen on a secret flight. Another group, which had previously been declined entry to the UK and brought to Argentina instead, joined them. These Yemenites are now finally able to call...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
BBC coverage of building tenders reaches hysterical highs With three reports on the subject in one day, the BBC is doing its level best to persuade audiences that Israeli building plans are sabotaging peace talks. (BBC Watch) BBC finally gets around to (briefly) reporting crimes of Palestinian prisoners A...
