This piece was originally published in The Student Life at Pomona College. It is reproduced in full below. Connecting Zionism and Civil Rights By Elliott Hamilton As we commemorate Rosa Park’s triumphant refusal to go to the back of a segregated bus on Dec. 1, 1955, an action that catalyzed...
CAMERA Fellow At The Claremont Colleges Hosts Screening Of “The J Street Challenge”
To promote open conversation about being pro-Israel and pro-peace, CAMERA Fellow, Elliot Hamilton of The Claremont Colleges hosted a screening of “The J Street Challenge” in the beginning of October. Following the screening, Hamilton led a Q&A session via Skype with Avi Goldwasser. co-producer of the film. Hamilton stated that...
Redefining The Lines
A version of this piece was originally published in The Claremont Independent by CAMERA Fellow Elliott Hamilton on November 23rd 2014. After spending nine months in the State of Israel, Bryan Turkel, a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi and a proud Zionist, returned to Claremont McKenna with full intention of displaying his identity....
Is Abbas Really a “Moderate”?
Various governments, news sources, and even some Israeli politicians refer to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as a “moderate.” He and his political party, Fatah, market themselves as a “peaceful” alternative to the “extremist” Jew-hating terrorist group Hamas. In light of Hamas openly spewing genocidal incitement while simultaneously fighting a...
The Mainstream Assault on Journalistic Integrity
This article was written by CAMERA Fellow Elliott Hamilton, from Pitzer College. This piece was originally published in the Times of Israel. Let me refer to a moment when the press displayed journalistic integrity: November 22, 1963. Three shots ring out in Dallas, Texas. The target: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of...
Setting the Pace to Finish a Marathon
If there was anything that I learned from attending the CAMERA conference a few days back, then it was that sprinting towards an unmarked finish line is impossible. Seven years have passed since I started running toward a goal that is simultaneously rewarding and destructive. Rewarding, because every stretch of...