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...
Declare Your Freedom
This piece was contributed by CAMERA Consultant Chloé Simone Valdary. CAMERA is a major sponsor and supporter of DYF. April 12, 2015 was a day of transcendence. Originally founded by myself and Maor Shapira, the third annual DYF Music Festival took place at Tulane University in collaboration with EMET for...
Zionism: The Realization of ‘Never Again’
The following piece was written by CAMERA’s consultant, Chloe Simone Valdary, president and founder of UNO’s Emet Israel group, Allies of Israel. This piece was originally published at Times of Israel on January 27, and is reproduced in full, below. On one cool Sabbath afternoon, an elderly lady sat at lunch...
Spirit of Hanukkah
Neither Greek nor Roman nor Spanish nor Persian Not Assyrian, nor German, or fierce Babylonian Not Egypt with Pharaohs and laws so draconian could stop our forward march. Not ‘Students for Justice in Palestine,’ Not here, not now, not at any time, Not Judith Butler, or Hatem Bazian could stop...
Max Blumenthal Dis-Invited in Germany
Max Blumenthal, one of our favorite anti-Semitic activist authors, was recently dis-invited from speaking at an event in Germany, the Algemeiner reports: The leader of the main opposition party in Germany, the far-left Die Linke (“The Left,”) has shut down a forthcoming party seminar at the German parliament featuring Max...
Pro-Israel Students on Social Media
This post was contributed by Simmons College CAMERA Fellow, Allison Moldoff.. In the wake of Operation Protective Edge, pro-Israel college students have taken an active stance on social media. While members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) plaster hate throughout their social media channels, pro Israel groups have a...
This Is What a Zionist Looks Like!
CAMERA on Campus’ campaign This Is What a Zionist Looks Like has been gaining major traction on social media. The campaign, created over the summer by Allies of Israel founder and CAMERA consultant Chloe Simone Valdary, began by using beautiful, iconic images of well-known actors, activists, and musicians who identify (or...