It was a few years ago; I remember the commotion and stress. People were glued to their screens and social media, scanning CNN and NPR’s Twitter feeds for any insight or information on her current status. Several news outlets quickly jumped to be the first to say that she had...
Why BDS Pursues “Anti-Normalization”
Last week, Professors Cary Nelson and David Greenberg wrote in the Washington Post of the latest tactic of the BDS movement: anti-normalization. Anti-normalization, under the guise of rejecting any contacts between Israelis and Palestinians that “treat both parties as having legitimate grievances and aspirations,” includes shouting down pro-Israel speakers, and...
Israeli Ambassador to the UK comes to Cambridge
In April 2016, Mark Regev became the Israeli Ambassador to the UK. Mr Regev has been in Israel`s Foreign Ministry for twenty five years, has served as the Spokesperson for the Prime Minister, and is one of the most recognised advocates for Israel on international TV. During November, the Cambridge...
Israel’s Expanding Foreign Relations
This week Prime Minister Netanyahu is on an official visit to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, which is a good opportunity to analyse the very significant relationship Israel has with each of these countries. Whilst we often focus on Israel`s relations with the United States, Turkey, Egypt and other “usual suspects”, it...
A Lebanese Refugee in Israel
On November 3rd, Eagles for Israel hosted Jonathan Elkhoury at Boston College, as part of his CAMERA on Campus Fall 2016 tour. The event was co-sponsored by ZOA. As a gay, Christian-Arab who fled Lebanon with his family to Israel when he was a teen, Jonathan defies the narrative that...
Martyr
On October 9th, 2016, two Israelis, a 29-year-old police officer and a 60-year-old grandmother were murdered and four others were injured when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire from his car in Jerusalem, Israel. Since September last year, 42 Israelis have been murdered in terrorist attacks and 577 people (including 4...
The Challenges Faced by UK University Students
Today, the National Union of Students (NUS), the body representing seven million students in the UK, has its national conference. One Jewish delegate, Izzy Lenga, has written an article “Why I won`t be at tomorrow`s NUS NEC meeting”, in which she describes the hostile environment that Jewish students are facing...
CAMERA Fellows in Focus: Leora Eisenberg
The CAMERA Fellowship program supports student leaders in developing and strengthening their pro-Israel activism on campus. With the school year underway, InFocus is giving you an inside look into the lives of the 2016-17 CAMERA Fellows who are working hard to promote the facts about Israel on campus. Meet Leora...
