Press Statement from Christina Jones, UK Communications Associate for CAMERA We are deeply disheartened by the cancellation of the debate on “This house believes Palestinian leadership is the biggest barrier to peace” at Durham University on Friday evening. Speakers including Natasha Hausdorff, David Collier, and Lance Forman were set to...
Freedom Of Expression: A Double Standard Fueling Antisemitism In UK Academia?
Antisemitic cases have reached the highest level in UK recorded history, particularly impacting Jewish students on university campuses. On 20 March 2024, the King’s College London (KCL) Israel Society was set to host a campus event focused on “conflict resolution” regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. This event was going to welcome two external...
Untangling Zionism: Navigating rhetoric with nuance
During the rise in protests against Israel on university campuses, many myths concerning Zionism have come to light; In February 2023, an anti-Israel protest at the University of Birmingham was held as part of a “Day of Action.” A large banner at the center of the protest was proudly inscribed...
My University is Enabling Terrorist Supporters—and All I Can Do Is Write
After weeks of angry protests and chronic trespassing, some anti-Zionist college activists have found limited success convincing their schools to take their demands seriously. Unfortunately, the chaos that erupted at Denver’s Auraria campus and elsewhere, shows that it’s difficult to put the genie back into the bottle when schools enable mob rule....
Seven Tactics Wikipedia Editors Used to Spread Anti-Israel Bias Since Oct. 7
Note from the editor of the CAMERA on Campus Blog: This article was written and published by Aaron Bandler, a reporter for the Jewish Journal (Los Angeles). CAMERA on Campus is proud to share their incredible work with our readers. “Numerous commentators have identified the broader context of Israeli occupation...
A View from the Ground at UCLA’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’
Tensions have been rising across college campuses nationwide as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) groups have erected “Gaza Solidarity Encampments” in response to Israel’s conduct during the current Hamas-instigated war. Hidden between demands for their universities to sever ties with Israel and all Israel-related products, these encampments have not...
Top 5 Student Activists of 2023-2024
A Note from the CAMERA on Campus Team At CAMERA on Campus, we believe in honoring those who have shown great courage and dedication in their efforts in the fight against antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. We are honoring five student activists leading the charge. We praise them for their valiant...
The protests aren’t peaceful: Believe their calls for intifada
On April 11th, the ADL released the first Campus Antisemitism Report Card, which assessed 85 universities and assigned them a grade (A-F) reflecting the level of antisemitism at each school, according to their research. Along with MIT, Harvard, and Tufts, my college, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...