Operation Protective Edge has been in full swing for 17 days and Israel has sent troops into Gaza. Just a bit over two weeks after initially entering Gaza, over 30 Israelis have been killed. In the last 17 days, over 2000 rockets have been shot into Israel. At the same...
10 Commandments of Leadership
This piece was written by Rayna Rose Exelbierd, the amazing student who put together the Future Leaders for Israel Conference, sponsored in part by CAMERA. Rayna is the president of Owls for Israel, a CCAP (CAMERA supported) group at Florida Atlantic University. She wished to share her leadership discoveries with...
Israeli Reality Check
This is the third draft of “Israeli Reality Check” that I have written and I’m sure that it will still not be current enough when it is posted due to the ever-changing situation in Israel. When I embarked on my journey to Israel in mid-June, I never imagined that I...
In Solidarity
They came with their posters and they came with their chants. “Judeonazi” they cried, as the rage filled their eyes and hate filled their hearts. “Allahu Akbar,” they exclaimed as they read off the list of people — both terrorists and civilians — killed in the recent conflict with Gaza....
New Social Media Sites
In response to Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s defensive operation against Hamas in Gaza which has fired hundreds of rockets in the past week into Israeli civilian areas, several new social media campaigns and pages have been created. Among them are #KidsAreNotTargets, Israel Under Fire, and Israel Facing Terror. All three...
“One Day” Plea for Peace as Rockets Strike Ashdod
Israeli advocate Sara Merson, who participated in the 2012 annual CAMERA Leadership and Advocacy Training Mission in Israel, is now living in Israel, and a current contestant in Israel’s reality singing competition, The Voice. Sara as a contestant on Israel’s The Voice. The show is now in its third season, with a Canadian born...
Artists Continue to Fall Victim to Propoganda Artists
This piece was written by CAMERA intern Seth Greenwald. The full version is available in The Times of Israel, and the link is below. As human beings, we are hardwired to be empathetic, hardwired to support the underdog and to care for those who seem to be worse off than we...
Berkeley Hosts Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration and BBQ
On May 6, 2014, Alana Corre, CAMERA Fellow at UC Berkeley, hosted an incredible Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration and BBQ. In order to celebrate Israel’s 66th year of independence, Alana made kosher meat, Israeli salad, and Sabra hummus available. Keeping with the spirit of Israel, participants also played soccer and frisbee....