By Jemmie Tejeda, Clark University CAMERA Israel Trip 2014 participant Weeks before embarking on my first trip to Israel with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, family and friends came together to advise me of the perils I would encounter on my trip to the Middle...
Second Thoughts on the Second Intifada
This piece was contributed by a CAMERA Israel Trip alumnus. It was also published in The Jewish Press. Originally from Portugal, the author, Romeu Monteiro, is now a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, and is a dedicated pro-Israel activist and writer. Jerusalem is known as the City of Gold...
They Marched in Boston Chanting in Support of Terrorism
This piece has been republished by both The Algemeiner and Truth Revolt. Hundreds marched against Israel this past Friday in Boston. They marched exercising their First Amendment right, against Israel and in support of the Palestinian theocratic government of Hamas, which bans free speech. From the steps of the oldest free public...
In Solidarity
They came with their posters and they came with their chants. “Judeonazi” they cried, as the rage filled their eyes and hate filled their hearts. “Allahu Akbar,” they exclaimed as they read off the list of people — both terrorists and civilians — killed in the recent conflict with Gaza....
Breaking the Silence Silences IDF Soldier
Breaking the Silence (BtS) is “an organization of veteran combatants who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories.” Well, it is ‘reality,’ as long...
VICE Swayed by Propaganda Artists
It is unfortunate that even those dedicated to uncovering the truth are so consistently bombarded with fallacies that they begin to believe them. VICE, the youtube channel dedicated to showing the living conditions of those people most struggling across the globe, committed themselves to uncovering the “truth” about Israel and...
Palestine is the Missing Partner for Peace
This piece was written by Alisa Rudy and first published in “The Ticker” on April 7th. Alisa is a junior majoring in Middle East Studies at Baruch College, is the current President of the CCAP group Youth Organization For Israel, Baruch’s student pro-Israel club. Peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leadership are yet again at a...
Glorifying Hate
Does a true partner for peace honor those who committed acts of terror? In history, there have been only a few Jewish terrorists who murdered Palestinians. Israel has given all of these people lengthy prison sentences, and has refused to release them early. On the other hand, the ruling Palestinian...