Last month, CAMERA on Campus sent our Editor-in-Chief, Samantha Mandeles, to Boca Raton, Florida, where she attended CAMERA’s event with Chloe Valdary and former CAMERA Fellow, Abraham Mercado. Chloe and Abraham each spoke to a crowd of 65 of CAMERA’s most active supporters in the south Florida region about our ongoing work...
A Futile Letter From a Student to Academia
By Ron Feingold As the number of students walking through the halls of Universities increases, so does the role of academia in policy making. Essentially, what is easily the most energetic and effortlessly mobilized demographic in the world; young, educated, passionate, compassionate, ambitious, and idealistic- is constantly under the watchful eye...
A CAMERA Alum Shares: My Life As An Oleh
This piece was contributed by Ari Hoffman, a CAMERA CAP alumnus from the University of Central Florida. Ari made Aliyah after graduating in May, 2014. Ari’s account of living in Israel during Operation Protective Edge is part of our campaign, Witnesses of History. It has been an interesting few months...
Declare Your Freedom 3.0 Promo Vid is HERE!!!
Declare Your Freedom is back and bigger than ever! DYF is a national movement and music festival founded by Allies of Israel president Chloe Valdary and supported and co-hosted by CAMERA. This year, it will be hosted on four campuses nation-wide, and includes food, fun, and famous musicians and speakers! Check...
The Problematic UN
Chloé Valdary, CAMERA CCAP Liaison of Allies for Israel of the University of New Orleans, recently wrote the piece “Beyond Repair: Racist Revisionists, Injurious Illusions” for Arutz Sheva. In the piece, she covers a variety of issues such as the bigotry of Arab countries in the Middle East and the very...
Abir Gitlin Speaks at CAMERA’s Student Leadership and Advocacy Conference
At CAMERA’s Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference, which started on Sunday afternoon, students have heard several prominent speakers present about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions groups, and experiences with media bias. Among the speakers was Abir Gitlin, a former CAMERA Fellow and IDF soldier....
Student Perspective: The 2013 CAMERA Israel Trip
The room was so tense; one could hear the heartbeats of their colleagues as they desperately hoped that their cell phones would remain silent. As the man with the distinguished British accent walked to the front of the room, we could all sense that greatness was in our midst. Sgt. Benjamin...
From SJP to Pro-Israel: Anthony’s Story
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...