After witnessing a summer full of media bias against Israel, Sharon Shoulian, the president of our CCAP– supported organization at UC Irvine, Anteaters for Israel, decided to set the record straight with her own piece on Israel’s summer operation in Gaza. Sharon’s piece was recently published in the New University....
My Journey to Zionism
This piece was contributed by CAMERA intern Elisa Greenberg. Elisa is a senior at Boston University, majoring in marketing. I was raised in a Zionistic home by parents who understood the importance of Israel as a Jewish state. Each morning, I would go downstairs for breakfast to find my parents...
Our First Camera on Campus Magazine ever!
Read Our First Camera on Campus Magazine ever! Twenty three years ago we published the first CAMERA on Campus Magazine, marking the launch of our campus work, with over 50,000 copies sent to 400 different Hillels across the country. We were one of the first organizations to put a focus...
Budrus
Budrus is a documentary that was released in 2009. The film focuses on the anti-Security Fence movement growing in the village of Budrus, located in the West Bank. The anti-Security Fence movement is a series of protests which often start as nonviolent demonstrations but often end with throwing rocks. These...
World Renowned Middle East Scholar Discusses an Under Discussed Perspective
On April 24th, 2014, Cornell University’s pro-Israel group, CIPAC, and CAMERA Fellow Benjamin Horowitz presented Jonathan Schanzer, a world renowned Middle East History scholar to an intimate audience consisting of CIPAC members, community members, and interns from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. In specific, Mr. Schanzer discussed his new...
Seemingly Useless Yo App Redeems Itself in War
When the seemingly useless Yo app raised over a million dollars from investors, it raised a couple eyebrows. That’s because the app enables the sole function of sending the word “Yo” to other people who also have downloaded the app..yes, that’s pretty much it. Initially, it was taunted as useless...
Hamas is to Blame, Not Israel
The following was written by Josh Dienstman, a 2013-2014 CAMERA Fellow. Published originally on August 6th in the Triangle – The Independent Student Newspaper at Drexel University. Josh is a member of Drexel’s CCAP group (CAMERA supported pro-Israel student group), Dragons for Israel. The Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Protective Edge against Hamas...
Abraham Mercado Speech at FAU BDS Resolution Hearing
Last week students were met with a BDS Resolution up for a vote at the FAU student government. Our CCAP (CAMERA supported) group Owls for Israel, quickly mobilized. They met privately with some members of student government, to explain to them the hateful nature of BDS and asked to also...