The abbreviation IDF (Israel Defense Forces) usually conjures images of Israeli commandos or special forces. What a lot of people don’t know about the IDF is that in addition to Jews, many other minorities also serve in the IDF. While some participate in National Service, many also serve in combat...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
The Palestinian TV show the BBC will not tell you about Despite having shown a keen interest in Palestinian TV shows recently, the BBC has not reported on cash prizes for denial of Israel’s existence in a PA TV Ramadan special. (BBC Watch) BBC’s Donnison returns – with an old...
Israel on Campus Coalition
Gilad Skolnick, a CAMERA Regional Campus Coordinator, returned this Tuesday from speaking at the Grinspoon-Morningstar Internship National Training, located right outside Washington D.C. There he led a writing workshop and taught students about bias in the media. Students learned how to better spot inaccuracies, tips on getting published, and worked on...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages
Violence and hate in a TV movie broadcasted by the official PA TV channel Yassin and Abu Yasser play the main roles in a movie where Palestinian kids and adolescents attack a gruop of Israelis. (ReVista de Medio Oriente) EFE: highest score in activism The victim has a name too:...
CAMERA Presents at Largest Israel Amplified Conference To Date
The annual Alpha Epsilon Pi Israel Amplified Conference in New York City, of which CAMERA was a sponsor, recently came to an end. It was the largest conference to date, with over 120 students from universities across the country coming together to learn about Israel. This annual conference is the only all...
CAMERA Students and Staff at Israel Amplified 2013 Conference
On August 7 and 8, CAMERA Senior Campus Coordinator Samantha R. Mandeles and Regional Campus Coordinator Gilad Skolnick participated at the 2013 annual AEPi Israel Amplified Conference in New York City! Part of the conference included a Partners Fair, where representatives from each co-sponsoring organization gave away materials and talked...
The Tripod: CAMERA Links in Three Languages—August 8
More BBC whitewashing of ‘Al Quds Day’ A BBC guide to Iran’s Al Quds day presents it as an eccentric local custom. (BBC Watch ) Manipulating BBC audience opinions with pictures The caption to a photograph showcased by the BBC omits vital context and includes a politically loaded adjective. (BBC...
Arab TV Shows Incite Anti-Semitism
Anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements are frequent on both children’s and adult TV shows from Arab and Muslim countries. In continuing to exploit Disney-like or even Disney characters to disseminate anti-Semitic propaganda, the Algemeiner and Jerusalem Post reported that the self-described “official voice of Donald Duck in the Middle East” declared...