It isn’t often that students in Israel get to learn about the struggles faced by Jewish and Zionist students on college campuses abroad, from one of the leading experts in the field. CAMERA on Campus is proud to help address this issue, by hosting world-renowned journalist and author, Ben-Dror Yemini,...
When Feminism and Zionism Meet
We’ve come a long way as women. We’ve fought endlessly for our rights. We’re strong, we’re capable, and we deserve to showcase that. Calling ourselves feminists and activists means understanding that we have no right to discriminate against other minorities. Intersectionality is a beautiful concept; it screams, “I am hurt,...
In a World Full of Corruption and Violence, Israeli Democracy Shines Bright
Now that the dust has settled and we have had time to catch our breath, it’s time to take a moment and internalize what happened in Israel these past few weeks. Israel and its citizens have been put through the ringer. In the span of about 10 days, hundreds of terrorist rockets...
Marginalizing Womanhood and Judaism on Campus
In 1851, Sojourner Truth—abolitionist, feminist and former slave—delivered her pivotal speech titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. She shared her strife, her struggle and her ever-growing frustration with society and government alike. Just released from the oppressive grasp of slavery, she sought to...
Amidst a Sea of Secularism, God Returns to Gower Street
“What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?” wondered Tertullian in the 2nd Century AD. Holy water was worlds apart from the olive groves of philosophy and academe in the Roman Empire. And indeed UCL’s ancestry, Brougham, Campbell & Robinson, echoed Tertullian in Victorian England. Jeremy Bentham envisaged UCL as an...
The Hidden History of Bulgarian Jewry
Photo: Vassia Atanassova – Spiritia/Wikimedia Commons Plovdiv – the second largest city in Bulgaria and yet relatively unknown internationally. I hadn’t heard of it until a recent visit, but to my surprise Plovdiv has a rich history dating all the way back to the Neolithic period, with remains practically on the...
Dexter Van Zile’s Remarks at the UMass Board of Trustees Meeting
On December 18th, 2019, CAMERA’s Christian Media Analyst Dexter Van Zile spoke about Professor Sut Jhally’s abuse of the classroom in front of the UMass Board of Trustees. Below are his prepared remarks: My name is Dexter Van Zile. I work for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting...
Political Agenda Found in the Classroom at John Jay College
Photo: Tommy Gao/Wikimedia Commons While the general goal of college is to educate students in preparation for the professional world, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City is distinctive in that it educates for justice. John Jay focuses on developing students in order to create individuals...