Thank you for the many hours you spent inside and outside of the senate chambers engaging with students, researching and seeking to understand one of the most complex and controversial topics of our time: the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the media selectively determining the narrative, I can only imagine the struggles...
LGBTQ Freedom Found in One Middle Eastern Country
In 2016, you would expect the overwhelming majority of the world to grant equal rights to all including the LGBTQ community. However, the Middle East region truly fails in this area. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that recognizes LGBTQ rights and where any person of any...
Dumisani Washington Speaks at UCONN
In early March, Dumisani Washington came to speak for the University of Connecticut’s Emet for Israel group, Huskies for Israel. Washington addressed his involvement in the U.S Civil Rights movement, diversity in Israel, and why the African American community should support Israel. These subjects kept the sixty five students in attendance engaged, as...
A Day with AIPAC Protesters: A Memoir
From presidential candidates to a spectacular rotating stage that left me with more questions than answers, AIPAC put their entire heart into throwing the Super Bowl of Israel conferences. Organizers go above and beyond to ensure we leave the conference with a better understanding of Israel’s past, present, and future....
CAMERA hosts Israeli musician and his ‘message of peace’ on campus tour
CAMERA on Campus —an Israel education organization working on 60 college campuses worldwide, and a division of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) media watchdog group—is in the midst of hosting a nationwide campus tour with Israeli musician Gilad Segev. Grammy award-winning songwriter Jack Knight was featured...
The Life & Lessons of a Middle East Peace Activist
On March 14th, CUNY Hunter’s Emet for Israel group Students for Israel, hosted speaker Lydia Aisenberg from Kibbutz Givat Haviva. Aisenberg was on tour with Hasbara Fellowships, and co-sponsored by CAMERA on Campus. Givat Haviva is a nonprofit educational institute in Israel dedicated to creating a shared society between Jews and Arabs....
On anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and one girl’s experience at Stanford
Do you think that Israel has a right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people, and are you aware of the particular circumstances of Jewish history that might prompt that need and desire? And if your answer is no, if your notion is somehow that that history doesn’t...
Hebrew U Students Join the Fight for Accuracy on Israel
For Israelis, daily life can be intense. Most of us have served in the IDF during one operation or another. When driving, we stay clear of the areas where there is a high chance of having rocks thrown at our cars. Here in Jerusalem, we avoid walking around with...
