May 3rd marked Golda Meir z”l’s birthday, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Born as Golda Myerson in 1898, she began her political career at the young age of 20, as a delegate from Missouri to the American Jewish Congress in the USA, and she never looked back. She was...
CSULB Jewish Students Targeted with Hateful BDS Resolution
Sometimes we have to report about the worst of anti-Israel activity. Here is a statement from Kelsey Kimmes, President of CAMERA-supported group 49ers for Israel, at California State University, Long Beach. “Today my campus disappointed me, it shamed me. Our student ASI voted to advance the most hateful, divisive, discriminatory, anti-Semitic...
1,500 Students Celebrate Israel at Emory
Often, activism for Israel consists of lectures and campaigns. But at Emory University, CAMERA-supported group Emory Students for Israel wanted to bring Israel to life, so they held an Israel fest right in the middle of campus. The festival was divided between different sections, representing different cities in Israel. One station...
Israel is 69 Years Young
Today is Israel’s 69th Yom HaAtzmaut. Israelis and friends of Israel around the world, celebrate the Independence Day of this amazing country. There is so much to celebrate about Israel’s past year. Israeli start-up Mobileye was sold to Intel for $15.3 billion, as investment in Israeli start-ups continues to pour in. Israel’s economic...
Israel Remembers the Fallen and Victims of Terror on Yom HaZikaron
This evening Yom HaZikaron begins, Israel’s national day of remembrance. The country comes to a halt to remember those who have been killed in Israel’s wars, and in terrorist attacks. Unfortunately over the past year, Israel saw more Israelis killed in terrorist attacks. Last June, Hallel Yaffe Ariel z”l, a thirteen...
The World of Anti-Israel Conferences – Irish Edition
A few weeks ago, an anti-Israel conference took place in the Irish city of Cork. Zionist activist David Collier went along, and wrote three articles on his blog, detailing the hideous event. A subsequent event was planned for Trinity College Dublin, which attempted to legitimize an academic boycott, or as CAMERA tipper...
Statement on Election of New NUS President Shakira Martin
Statement by Aviva Slomich, International Campus Director at CAMERA, on the election of Shakira Martin “CAMERA welcomes the election of Shakira Martin as the new President of the National Union of Students (NUS). The defeated incumbent, Malia Bouattia, has peddled antisemitic conspiracy theories, talked about the “Zionist led media” and called Birmingham...
The Untold Story of Jewish Refugees from Yemen
One of the great forgotten stories of the 20th century is that of the Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Close to a million Jewish residents of Arab countries were forced to leave their homes in the years around the creation of the State of Israel, but their story is rarely...