Photo: Steve Cadman/Wikimedia Commons A motion at the University College London (UCL) to rescind the school’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism was rejected last week by UCL’s student union. The student union vote was on a proposal calling for adherence to a report by...
Teaching the Truth About Israel’s Legal Claims
On January 3rd, CAMERA on campus hosted an online event with renowned international law expert, Professor Eugene Kontorovich. The webinar, cosponsored by Yamina at Ben Gurion University, Kahol Lavan at Ben Gurion university, Im Tirzu at Sapir College, and StandWithUs, was designed to expose students to the legal facts about Israel. When reflecting on Sunday’s event, Lotem Shahar, the head...
An Open Letter to UCL Students for Justice in Palestine Society
Photo: Steve Cadman/Wikimedia Commons Dear UCL Students for Justice in Palestine Society (UCL SJP), My name is Tamar. I am a second-year law student, Treasurer of the UCL Friends of Israel Society, and a CAMERA on Campus UK Fellow. Throughout the year, my society and I have attempted to contact...
CAMERA on Campus Plans to Disrupt “Israeli Apartheid Week”
For more information on CAMERA’s new campus campaign, visit www.apartheidweekexposed.org. It’s happened every year since 2005. Anti-Israel activists on college campuses around the world hold a weeklong series of events, usually in March, that demonize Israel as an “apartheid state.” Speakers at these events falsely allege that Israeli policy toward Palestinians...
מחיקת פנים ועובדות: אנטי-ציונות באוניברסיטת קורנל
בסתיו האחרון הוזמנה אריאלה עיישה אזולאי, מרצה אורחת מאוניברסיטת בראון, לדבר עם סטודנטים במחלקה לאדריכלות באוניברסיטת קורנל. אזולאי העבירה מיצג אנטי-ציוני מוטה שכותרתו “פלסטין נמצאת שם, היכן שהייתה תמיד”, בו היא הציגה תצלומים של החלוצים הציונים הראשונים שעיבדו את הארץ, כל אחד מהם כשפניו מוסתרות. היא תירצה את המחיקה הזו...
Why we Should Celebrate the Adoption of IHRA
Photo: Ewan Munro/Wikimedia Commons At the close of last term, QMUL and QMSU announced their intention to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Drafted in 2018, the definition creates a legal framework by which antisemitism can be challenged, and represents an important step in ensuring...
JVP Blames Israel for American Police Brutality Once Again
Photo: Israel Police/Wikimedia Commons In November, the Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) publicized a petition to end all training exchanges between the Pittsburgh police and Israel. While the petition is framed as an anti-racist fight for justice, its true focus is to (incorrectly) blame Israel for police...
Palestinian Rights and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On Nov. 29, The Guardian published a letter titled “Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism.” It was signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists and intellectuals who expressed their concerns about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Among the signatories is Sherene Seikaly, an associate professor of...
