The satisfying crunch of a piece of tadig at Friday night Shabbat dinner; the sweet aroma of a freshly brewed cup of cardamom tea; the melodic, flowy notes of a traditional Persian song. These are likely not the sights, smells, and sounds that come to mind when asked about Judaism....
“Martyr” vs. Murderer: Ohio State SJP’s Appalling Veneration of Terrorists
The word “martyr” often conjures up images of historical figures such as Martin Luther King Jr, Abraham Lincoln, and others killed in their fight for the greater good. However, according to recent behavior by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the Ohio State University (OSU), such individuals belong in...
At Oberlin, Jewish Studies Professors Are Part of the Problem
Oberlin College has a long-standing antisemitism and anti-Zionism problem that has been previously documented on CAMERA’s In Focus blog, and elsewhere as well. The school’s President, Carmen Twillie Ambar, has long sought to hide the school’s problem behind its Jewish Studies program and kosher dining facilities. In 2018, after an...
The latest iteration of CAMERA on Campus’s campaign expands efforts to bring visibility to the Jewish communities of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on college campuses.
Boston, Massachusetts — On November 1st, 2022, CAMERA on Campus will launch the latest iteration of its widely acclaimed Mizrahi Stories campaign that will span the entirety of Mizrahi Heritage Month. “When CAMERA on Campus first launched the Mizrahi Stories campaign in November 2019, our efforts centered on creating spaces...
Amherst College student paper publishes ‘In Defense of Hamas’ piece
A student newspaper at Amherst College in Massachusetts is under fire for publishing a piece titled “In Defense of Hamas” in its second Fall 2022 issue. The Amherst Contra piece, which does not appear to be online yet although a print version of it has gone viral on social media,...
More than 90% of slanted articles in top U.S campus papers were biased against Israel—report
Between 2017 and 2022, 92.82% of the articles in leading U.S. college newspapers that strayed from journalistic objectivity were anti-Israel, according to a report from Alums for Campus Fairness. ACF surveyed 75 leading college and university newspapers. Of all the articles about Israel exhibiting a bias, 181 were biased against...
Statement: A Response to Berkeley School of Law Dean Chemerinsky
Berkeley Law Dean Chemerinsky claims that there are no “Jewish-free zones” at the university because the majority of student groups have not changed their bylaws to exclude Zionist speakers. If the Berkeley Law administration considers the fact that “only” some student organizations currently have a policy of excluding Jews as...
An Open Letter to President Pollack: Cornell Must Tackle Rising Antisemitism
On September 14th, 2022, a banner was hung across from Cornell’s Center for Jewish Life with the message “Burn Prisons. Free Them All. From Attica to Palestine.” This attempt to conflate prison reform in the US with the detainment and imprisonment of terrorists by Israel is the latest ploy by...
