Written by CAMERA intern and Israel trip participant Lilia Gaufberg “The Palestinians are not ripe right now for a state, and they are certainly not in a position to start building a state.” Bassem Eid let the power of these words hang in the air. He cleared his throat, adjusting...
Celebrating Yom Ha’Atzmaut at Baruch College!
On April 23rd, the EMET for Israel group at CUNY Baruch College, Youth Organization for Israel (YOFI), in New York City hosted a celebration for Israel’s 67th birthday. The event, which drew well over 1000 students, was intended to show students the beauty and importance of the state of Israel . One of...
Playing for Peace in the Middle East: Michael Leitner at Indiana University
Contributed by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish As a kickoff to Israel Peace Week, the EMET for Israel group at Indiana University hosted academic Michael Leitner to give a lecture on Israel, peace, and coexistence. With several partnerships, including the Center for the Study of the Middle East and the Jewish...
UB for Israel and CAMERA present: Noam Bedein
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg Above: Noam Bedein presenting at the University at Buffalo. On March 11th, Noam Bedein was hosted at the University at Buffalo by the Israel group on campus, UB for Israel. Noam is a photojournalist and the founder and director of the Sderot Media Center....
Gauchos for Israel Presents: Hamsa not Hamas
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On October 13th, CAMERA fellow Jeremy Ginsberg, in conjunction with Gauchos for Israel, an EMET for Israel group, hosted an event titled ‘Hamsas not Hamas’ at the Santa Barbara Hillel. The goal of this event was to decorate as many Hamsas as possible, and...
University of California, Santa Barbara hosts Israeli Café Night!
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On October 8th at 7:30 PM, Jeremy Ginsberg, the CAMERA fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in conjunction with Gauchos United for Israel, an EMET for Israel group, hosted an Israeli Café Night at the UCSB Hillel. This event was the opening program of the...
UCSB Presents: Anat Berko: The Smarter Bomb
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On October 23rd 2015, Anat Berko was hosted at the University of California, Santa Barbara Hillel by Gauchos United for Israel, an EMET for Israel group. Anat presented her research on women and children who become suicide bombers, as well as those who recruit...
Saving Syrians: Tikkun Olam at the Ziv Medical Center
By CAMERA fellow Hayeem Rudy Since the beginning of the Syrian War, the Ziv Medical Center, located in the Golan Heights, along with several state-of-the-art Israeli field hospitals, have been set up in order to provide emergency medical aid to critically wounded Syrians. To date, the Israeli government has allocated...
