They weren’t supposed to be friends. While the governments of most Arab nations maintain hostile positions towards Israel, the same cannot be said for all of their citizens. Many citizens of these countries are becoming increasingly frustrated with their government’s policies vis-a-vis Israel, taking it upon themselves to create a...
As An Argentinian-Israeli, I’m Ashamed My Country Dropped the Ball
The suspension of the match with Israel is not conducive to peace Some have credited the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with the Argentina’s Football Association’s recent decision to cancel the last friendly match with Israel before the start of the 2018 Russia World Cup. This decision, however, was taken...
George Mason University Israel Student Association Challenges Campus Intolerance
George Mason University’s Israel Student Association Recognized for Outstanding Leadership George Mason University’s Israel Student Association (ISA) was privileged to accept the David Bar-Ilan Award for Outstanding Student Leadership at the 2018 CAMERA Gala. The ISA board members in attendance addressed the almost 600 attendees, providing insight into how they navigated...
Israel & Me
Israel is not merely a place A couple of weeks ago, for Israel’s 70th anniversary, I was asked to reflect on what Israel means to me. Easy, I thought to myself. I grabbed my pen and began to brainstorm; Jerusalem, Israel, hummus, peace, white and blue. It was hard to...
Knights for Israel Honored at CAMERA Gala 2018
The group was recognized for its outstanding campus activism This year, UCF’s Knights for Israel was honored with the David Bar-Ilan Award for Outstanding Campus Activism. This award signified a tremendous amount of accomplishments for the organization. When CAMERA called with the great news, we understood why we were being...
Michael Chabon Disses Jewish Culture … in Speech at Hebrew Union College
This article was originally published by The Weekly Standard. The Pulitzer-winning novelist leaves newly ordained rabbis feeling isolated with his ranting about inclusion. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon stepped up to a podium on behalf of Hebrew Union College and told the 2018 class of newly ordained rabbis that they are, like...
Agro-Terrorism is the Last Straw, Where is the UN?
Despite the resolutions and comments made by the United Nations throughout the past five decades demonstrating a clear institutional bias against the State of Israel, it is the international community’s unwillingness to legally and explicitly define terrorism which continues to perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through a well strategized victimization policy,...
Media Outlets: The Choice is Yours
The press should consider its role carefully Many news outlets juxtaposed the recent opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem with grim images of injured Gazans, suggesting that while the right-wing elite was having a jamboree in the holy city, the Israeli military massacred innocent protesters. This interpretation of the...