To celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday, Friends of Israel, an EMET for Israel group at SUNY Rockland Community College, hosted a festival with a BBQ and various Israel-related activities. Though the weather wasn’t as nice as it was in Israel and the event had to be moved indoors due to the...
Our 2015 David Bar Illan Award winners
On Sunday a record 600-plus guests attended the annual Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) awards gala in New York City. CAMERA honored activists including student leaders, a retired professor, and an internationally known journalist for their work in supporting Israel and upholding news media integrity...
The Future Shines Brighter: The Expanding Impact of Emet Israel at U-Miami
Contributed by CAMERA intern Chaiel Schaffel. A version of this piece was republished in the Algemeiner. In today’s world of lightning-fast news updates, twitter stump speeches, and morose newsroom ethics, finding the truth is harder than ever. Thankfully, a new organization, Emet Israel, is dedicated to getting the truth out there....
Pro-Israel Life is Alive and Well at NYC Colleges Thanks to CAMERA
Our EMET groups in New York City are constantly leading the way with educational programming on Israel. Our EMET group at Queens College, ISA, was recently visited by CAMERA’s director of campus programming, who helped students brainstorm and plan events such as their successful presentations by Izzy Ezagui and Kasim...
Over 1,000 students visit Laurentian’s Emet for Israel’s Table
This post was contributed by LUJSA Emet for Israel Liaison Sidney Shapiro. For the second year in a row, LUJSA (the Laurentian University Jewish Students Association), with support from CAMERA, held our Chanukah donut giveaway. From 9am to 7pm, we held an early Chanukah greeting event, and helped students feel...
EMET Israel at UM a Hit on Campus
On September 3, CCAP-supported pro-Israel group, EMET Israel at the University of Miami, hosted a wildly successful Welcome BBQ on campus. The goal of the event was to increase EMET’s reach on campus, and to spread the word about Israel and EMET’s work. Samantha Sussmane, a CCAP student with EMET...