Above: Kasim Hafeez telling his story at Boston College. On February 27th, Eagles for Israel at Boston College hosted notable Zionist Kasim Hafeez for a lecture. Hafeez was raised a radical Muslim, and was staunchly anti-Israel. After reading Alan Dershowitz’s “The Case for Israel,” however, Hafeez was exposed to a...
Namaste Shalom: A New Kind of Celebration at UCLA
Just before Thanksgiving, the Indian Student Union and the Bruins for Israel collaborated and hosted the ‘Namaste Shalom’ event at UCLA. The event was meant as a partnership between the two, and to show unity between the communities. The event consisted of musical and dance performances native to both cultures,...
Tel Aviv Pride: Blackmail or Celebration?
By CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish Back in June, Tel Aviv celebrated its 18th Pride Parade, the end to a week-long celebration filled with parties and beautiful people—Israeli and foreign, gay and straight. While the numbers are not exact, it is estimated that upwards of 200,000 people attended this year’s event,...
Pro-Israel Event at SF State
Contributed by CAMERA Fellow Kailee Jordan. On May 12, Professor Michael Leitner shared his experience with the various Israeli peace programs including Mifalot, Sports for Peace, and more, which are designed to bring together children of different backgrounds socially through sports, dance, etc., with students at San Francisco State. Sharing his...
Israel and the Civil Rights Movement
Contributed by CAMERA fellow Elana Zelden The black civil rights movement has a very similar origin to that of the Zionist movement. They both stem from discrimination that began due to race or ethnicity. These movements were responses to oppression in what should have been a free society, in the...
GUFI presents: Noam Bedein
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On February 18th, Gauchos for Israel (GUFI), the EMET for Israel group at the University of California, Santa Barbara, hosted Noam Bedein at the UCSB Hillel. Noam is a photojournalist and the founder and director of the Sderot Media Center. At this event, Noam...
Playing for Peace: Dr. Michael Leitner comes to UC Santa Cruz!
On May 18th, the Slugs for Israel group at UC Santa Cruz brought renowned academic Michael Leitner to campus for a talk about Israel and the possibilities of peace and coexistence. Leitner’s philosophy is one that results in a productive, peaceful society as the result of “recreational programming”. The intimate...
Assi Azar Comes to Cornell!
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On April 7th, 2015, Cornellians for Israel (CFI), our EMET for Israel group, brought Assi Azar to Cornell University to show students what life is like for LGBTQA individuals in Israel. He talked about how Israel is the only country in the Middle East that...