On a recent beautiful spring evening, nearly 100 students gathered at Kappa Sigma for a heartfelt memorial ceremony. Contrary to the off campus community, which was buzzing with music enjoying the perfect weather, this solemn ceremony was a night to honor and remember those who have lost their lives in...
The IDF: No One Asks But Everyone Can Tell
The Story of a Gay Combat Soldier Sgt. Batel, 20, always knew that one day, like all Israelis, she would draft into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). A Zionist at heart, she looked forward to wearing an IDF uniform, and was excited to serve the state of Israel. At the...
Israeli Bash Makes a Splash at ORU
Earlier this May, ORU United for Israel hosted their “Israeli Bash” event at Oral Roberts University. The group is a CAMERA-supported campus group run by Christian Zionist students. ORU United for Israel brought in a DJ and authentic Israeli musicians, adding the authenticity to the event that they were looking for. The students’ ears perked...
Fact Checking Omar Barghouti
Omar Barghouti did not speak at Stanford University earlier this quarter. Neither did he deliver his talk in real time over Skype. Instead, the sponsors of the event — Stanford Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Peace — streamed a pre-recorded, and presumably, pre-vetted, video of Barghouti...
Spreading the Israel Love at UCLA
Highlighting one of Israel’s many humanitarian and social justice initiatives, CAMERA-supported group Bruins for Israel hosted its annual Achy Breaky Heart fundraising event on February 15th in conjunction with UCLA GlobeMed. Israel’s huge heart was exposed to a wide variety of students, with over 200 people attended the philanthropic evening. Bruins for...
Colonel Richard Kemp Testifies for the IDF at NYU
Morality in the war on terror is a controversial and constant point of discussion for Israel. The question is: How can an army be optimally moral in preventing casualties, while successfully stopping terrorism? This is a dilemma the IDF struggles with as it is repeatedly cornered into war in order to protect Israel. Despite the many...
Tough Love
Clark, you haven’t always been easy on me. In fact, as soon as I found my fervor for Israel and began putting that passion to use, there were times when you left me feeling bullied, deeply pained, lonely, and drained. There were times when you left me in an isolated...
Wall Brings Pro-Israel Pride to Cal State Long Beach
Hailed as their most successful event of the year, 49ers for Israel at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) set up a Peace Wall on campus. The wall was one of seven events held for Cal State Long Beach’s Israel Week 2016, which aimed to showcase Israel’s vibrant culture through art, music and food,...