“Oh brave new world, That has such people in’t.” -Miranda, From Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Act 1, scene 1 Enter the shackled. Enter the despondent, wretched souls. Enter the man and woman, boy and girl, deemed “menace to society,” destined to roam endlessly about. Number the stars upon their lapels...
Peace Ball & Peace Offers
Our CCAP group at Brooklyn College ran their annual “Peace Ball” event on the campus quad. Dozens of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish students stopped by to share their messages of support for Israel and for peace. Israel’s quest for peace is quite impressive. Israel transferred the Sinai to Egypt in...
Students vote to revoke divestment at UC Riverside!
The Student Government at UC Riverside recently voted to overturn the Divestment Bill. Only one student voted against the revocation of this ridiculous policy. This is a testament to how hasbara/explanation of the situation can be successful in fighting BDS.
Walls, Checkpoints, and the Advantage of Rational Discourse
Ariel Katz’s “Walls, Checkpoints, and the Advantage of Rational Discourse,” is a great op-ed that is relatively short and to the point regarding a checkpoint that students put up at Claremont McKenna College. She describes an incident in which students harassed other students, requiring them to show their ID to enter...
Opinion: BDS — a new name for an old tactic
Our 2011-2012 CAMERA Fellow Rachel Bandler just published an op-ed in the MIT Tech. Click here to check it out! She does an amazing job highlighting the hatred and hypocrisy behind the BDS movement as well as briefly outlining its origins.