For more information on CAMERA’s new campus campaign, visit www.apartheidweekexposed.org. It’s happened every year since 2005. Anti-Israel activists on college campuses around the world hold a weeklong series of events, usually in March, that demonize Israel as an “apartheid state.” Speakers at these events falsely allege that Israeli policy toward Palestinians...
Why we Should Celebrate the Adoption of IHRA
Photo: Ewan Munro/Wikimedia Commons At the close of last term, QMUL and QMSU announced their intention to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Drafted in 2018, the definition creates a legal framework by which antisemitism can be challenged, and represents an important step in ensuring...
JVP Blames Israel for American Police Brutality Once Again
Photo: Israel Police/Wikimedia Commons In November, the Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) publicized a petition to end all training exchanges between the Pittsburgh police and Israel. While the petition is framed as an anti-racist fight for justice, its true focus is to (incorrectly) blame Israel for police...
Palestinian Rights and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On Nov. 29, The Guardian published a letter titled “Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism.” It was signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists and intellectuals who expressed their concerns about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Among the signatories is Sherene Seikaly, an associate professor of...
PSC’s Israel Libels Reflect a Systemic Issue at York
This summer, the Palestine Solidarity Collective (PSC) on campus published remarkably inflammatory and inaccurate claims about Israel on their Facebook account. Three stand out as particularly egregious — they deserve to be unpacked and debunked. The first was opposition to the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism on...
Fighting Back for Israel on Campus
As college students eventually return to campus, it’s important to note that even amidst a relentless COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Israel advocates have not diminished their attacks on pro-Israel advocates and Jewish students on campus. One of their many tactics is to introduce resolutions inspired by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
Peace in the Middle East: How the Abraham Accords Smashed the Status Quo
On September 15, 2020, the most significant diplomatic breakthrough of the 21st century in the Middle East was signed at the White House. The United Arab Emirates agreed to recognize Israel and normalize relations, while Bahrain also agreed to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel. Standing on the balcony of the...
Anti-Academia at San Francisco State University
Photo: Orin Zebest/Wikimedia Commons Fresh off the heels of their failed attempt to host convicted Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled for an online event, the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Department (AMED) at San Francisco State University (SFSU) held a November 29 panel titled “From Colonization to Solidarity: Narratives of Defeat...
