Anthony Berteaux, a CAMERA Fellow and rising senior at San Diego State University majoring in journalism, was once a staunch activist for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)’s campaign against Israel. Today, he is a pro-Israel activist. This past week, he attended CAMERA’s annual Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference, sharing his story...
Israel, the Indigenous Land of the Jewish People
Israel and the Jewish people’s right to live in their homeland, Israel, is often unfairly questioned. Today is the UN’s International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. Especially on a day like today, it is important to remember that Jews are a people indigenous to the land of Israel. Here are some...
Tips for the Israel Advocate
Between anti-Semitism on college campuses and terror attacks, it doesn’t seem that hatred for the Jewish state will end in the near future. While hate for Israel does not seem be letting up, the approach of Israel advocates can change. At a recent event hosted by CAMERA at Hebrew University, Assaf Luxembourg, CEO of...
In Solidarity: A discussion on Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Jewish Liberation Struggle
CUNY Hunter’s Emet for Israel supported group, Hunter Students for Israel brought prominent pro-Israel advocate, and former CAMERA Consultant, Chloe Valdary, to speak. She discussed the role Zionism and Jewish identity can play in pro-Israel advocacy on college campuses. It was a rallying cry to the pro-Israel student body to take ownership of their...
Declare Your Freedom
Contributed by CAMERA Fellow Emma Colbran Hasbara, which literally means “explanation,” is the term used for pro-Israel advocacy. Hasbara is used globally to educate people about the policies of the Israeli government and to promote Israel in the face of negative press. Because much of the American media portrays Israel...
Words I Never Said: Thoughts from a Recent Graduate
Contributed by Chloé Valdary, a consultant at CAMERA. This piece has been republished in the Algemeiner. To the keffiyeh-wearing, American-born university student who insists on lamenting a piece of property lost over sixty years ago: While you are excellent at competing in the apparently never-ending Oppression Olympics, (and while yours truly...
Behind the Scenes of Declare Your Freedom
Contributed by CAMERA intern Aaron Hunt Three years ago, two college freshmen, Maor Shapira, an Israeli Jew and former lone soldier in the IDF, and Chloé Simone Valdary, a Christian African-American who grew up in New Orleans, met at a pro-Israel lecture at Tulane University. They talked after the lecture...
Our 2015 David Bar Illan Award winners
On Sunday a record 600-plus guests attended the annual Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) awards gala in New York City. CAMERA honored activists including student leaders, a retired professor, and an internationally known journalist for their work in supporting Israel and upholding news media integrity...