A few weeks ago, Teen Vogue ran an article reporting on the decision of best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney not to have her latest novel translated into Hebrew by a publisher in Israel. The article was titled, “Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli ‘Apartheid,’ Refuses Work With Publishers.” In a statement, Rooney...
Press Release: CAMERA campaign celebrates Mizrahi Jews on campuses around the world
From expulsion to triumph, it’s a tale of persecution and freedom. Yet college students know little about the Mizrahi Jewish experience Boston, Massachusetts CAMERA on Campus is proud to announce the launch of Mizrahi Stories, a month-long campaign during November—Mizrahi Heritage Month, which recognizes the culture of Jewish communities from...
The Guardian Palsplains antisemitism
For the third time in two years, the Guardian published a letter (“If we endorse the IHRA definition of antisemitism we put at risk Australia’s academic freedom”, Oct. 29) by a Palestinian group complaining that a widely accepted antisemitism definition designed to protect Jews represents a form of oppression against...
The Key to the Future
When I was in 2nd grade, my teacher taught me how to spell desert and dessert by reminding us that you only want one “desert” (one “S”) but two desserts to eat (two “S’s”). This clever trick sticks with me to this day. Now imagine that instead of spelling, you’re...
Updated: Anti-Israel Polemicist to Give Wiesel Memorial Lecture at Boston University
Rev. Dr. William Barber II, the former president of the North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP who regularly refers to Jesus as “a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew” and who in 2018 falsely accused Israel of “targeting” Palestinian children “simply because they want freedom,” is scheduled to give the Elie Wiesel Memorial...
Is Wearing a Kippah Safer in Dubai than in London or Paris?
Following a recently broadcasted conversation with Fleur-Hassan Nahoum, current Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and co-founder of the UAE — Israel Business Council, I found it essential to narrow down concrete examples of the changing climate in the Middle East following the Abraham Accords, notably taking into account both the financial...
The Iron Dome and its Enemies
On September 23rd, a small group of U.S. lawmakers temporarily blocked funding to replenish the Iron Dome, Israel’s primary defensive missile system in a publicity stunt designed to demonize the Jewish state. The next day, the House of Representatives resoundingly passed bipartisan legislation to approve the $1 billion funding. But...
Anti-Israel bias in Florida’s Sun Sentinel
On May 16th, the Sun Sentinel published an article about a South Florida protest “in solidarity with Palestine.” Unfortunately, the author Austen Erblat provides no context for the recent clashes in Jerusalem and greatly distorts the Arab-Israeli conflict. Firstly, Erblat leaves out significant context of what led up to escalations...