On October 7, 2023, Hamas infiltrated Israel at 6:30 a.m. with a barrage of rockets, and thousands of terrorists crossed the border fence from Gaza. Upon entry, they raped, murdered, pillaged and burned alive 1,200 Israelis, and took over 240 hostage. Over 8,000 rockets have been fired at Israeli civilian areas since the beginning of the war, and bodies, including those...
A Response to Calls for a Ceasefire
We recently marked a month since the October 7th massacre, where over 1,200 Israelis, including women, children, and the elderly, were brutally murdered in their communities. In response, Israel has vowed to uproot Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization. Since mid-October, the Israel Defense Forces continue to exercise several targeted strikes and ground operations...
My Middle-Eastern heritage is ignored in campus discourse
Witnessing the horrors committed in southern Israel invoked in me the worst memories from the pages of Jewish history. Hamas’ heinous torture and slaughter of men, women and children in unimaginably cruel fashions could only be compared with the pogroms once endemic to Europe, which ultimately culminated in the Holocaust, thus destroying...
UMass Amherst normalizes antisemitism
On Oct. 7, the day of the Hamas massacre that left 1,200 Israelis, including women, children and the elderly, brutally murdered, the “Palestine” correspondent for The Nation, Mohammed El-Kurd, responded to the gruesome reports by tweeting, “What is happening in occupied Palestine is a response to weeks and months and years...
I Spoke Up for Israel at Michigan State University; And I Will Do So Again
I have always been shy. Until I started college, I was never confident in myself as a leader and definitely not willing to speak up, even regarding issues I am passionate about. In elementary school, I was too nervous to talk in class. I had many friends, all sensitive to...
זה לא מקארתיזם, זה טרוריזם
לאחרונה, השעיית סטודנטים המביעים אהדה כלפי חמאס הוביל לוויכוחים בנוגע לחופש הביטוי, חירויות האזרח והצורך להגן על ישראל מפני איומים פוטנציאליים. עיתון הארץ ותא הסטודנטים של חד”ש באוניברסיטת תל אביב טוענים שנטפלים לאותם סטודנטים, לגביהם ישנן ראיות ברורות על תמיכה במעשי הטרור של החמאס ב- 7 באוקטובר ברשתות החברתיות. אין...
CAMERA on Campus on the Apathetic Response from UMass Chancellor on Concerns from the Jewish Community
Editor’s note: For context, we recommend you read both the letter submitted by concerned students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to Chancellor Javier Reyes on the morning of November 10th, 2023, and Chancellor Reyes’ Response delivered a few hours later, which can be found here. CAMERA on Campus expresses...
CAMERA on Campus Applauds the Efforts of Emory President Fenves To Combat Campus Antisemitism
On October 25th, 2023, the President of Emory University, Gregory L. Fenves, condemned the virulently antisemitic chants yelled during a protest organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Emory University. We applaud President Fenve’s efforts in promptly identifying and condemning antisemitism. We believe this is a necessary...