Super Bowl LI was billed to be a classic, and it certainly did not disappoint, with the New England Patriots pulling off the largest comeback in Super Bowl history to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. But this Super Bowl was also special in another way, in the depth of the...
Misinformation Leads to Harmful Boycotting
Walk around the NAC Rotunda between club hours, or even 12pm to 2pm on a Monday or Wednesday. There is no shortage of student clubs trying to sell you baked goods or fresh waffles. The pro-Israel student advocates at City College have introduced a Soda Stream. Soda streaming may be...
Oscar-Nominated Film Peddles Anti-Jewish, Anti-Israel Narrative
“Ave Maria” is a film that was nominated at the Oscars for Best Foreign Short at the 2016 Oscars. It is a fictional comedy, directed by Israeli-born Basil Khalil; and it is marred by a not-too-subtle disdain for Judaism. Although filmed in Israel with Israeli actors, it was submitted as...
Could Everything the Media Told You About Israel’s Eroding Democracy Be Wrong?
The putative ‘erosion’ of Israel’s democracy is one of those NGO and media-driven narratives that has developed into something akin to conventional wisdom among the state’s critics – despite the dearth of any real empirical evidence attesting to such a political decline. Such erroneous predictions, amplified within both the Israeli and British far-left, sometimes go...
Sequencing the Peace Process
This past winter break, I was able to see with my own eyes the various components of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I was able to get a firsthand account of many of the things that both sides must strive for in order to achieve peace. As I drove through the West...
Former NBA Star Finds New Home in Jerusalem
After a successful 14-year career in the NBA, Amar’e Stoudemire has found a new home in Jerusalem with basketball club Hapoel Jerusalem. Unlike many stars who ride out their playing days in the NBA limelight, Stoudemire chose to play in Jerusalem due to the city’s spirituality. Stoudemire, who self-identifies as...
The New Anti-Semitism
The Electoral College affirmed Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States on Dec. 19, 2016. Critics of the president argued that his election would empower anti-Semitism and, unfortunately, those predictions may be correct. The Southern Poverty Law Center studied 867 hate incidents that occurred in the 10...
Campus Staff Attend Field Professionals Retreat
Two weeks ago, the CAMERA on Campus staff had the opportunity to attend the Israel on Campus Coalition’s Field Professionals Retreat in Washington, DC. For three days, Israel professionals from across the US, Canada, and Israel convened to see how they could work better together to serve pro-Israel students. The retreat...
