A few weeks ago, Teen Vogue ran an article reporting on the decision of best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney not to have her latest novel translated into Hebrew by a publisher in Israel. The article was titled, “Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli ‘Apartheid,’ Refuses Work With Publishers.” In a statement, Rooney...
Fighting the Good Fight, Not a Losing Battle: Being an Israel Warrior in Ireland
Ironically, whilst we are in the midst of a calmer interlude by the standards of Israel’s engagements with its neighbours in the wake of Operation Protective Edge in 2014, the debate over Israel rages ever more furiously on college campuses across the globe. As the brave soldiers of the IDF defend Israel – the culmination of the...
The Depths to Which BDS Will Go on Irish Campuses
After previously writing on Ireland’s downward spiral into the welcoming arms of the BDS movement, I regret to report that this slump is only gaining speed as the hour goes by. What has transpired in recent days has not been a shift in policy; rather, what has occurred has been a radicalization...
Shai DeLuca-Tamasi Talks Israel in Ireland
Editor’s Note: If you are interested in bringing Shai to your campus during his Spring 2019 semester tour, please contact CAMERA on Campus. Celebrity figure visits Ireland in CAMERA-sponsored event at Maynooth Shai DeLuca-Tamasi’s guest speaker event at Maynooth was undoubtedly the greatest achievement of the society so far, notwithstanding the...
Ireland’s Boycott of Jewish Goods
Proposed legislation in Ireland is strikingly similar to Early 20th Century Anti-Semitic European legislation. In the latest diplomatic spat between Ireland and Israel, Ireland advanced a bill that would criminalize imports of Israeli goods produced in the territories (sometimes referred to as the West Bank) and quite possibly beyond. The...
Trinity College Dublin Sponsors Anti-Israel Hate Fest
Trinity is one of Ireland’s most famous and well-established universities. I have come to expect excellence, well-mannered discussion and debate from such a prestigious establishment. Sadly the recent conference on the 11-12 September 2017 held at and funded by Trinity College, “Freedom of Speech and Higher Education: The Case of...
Young Israeli Man and Irish Local Come Together to Bring Israel Education
18-year-old Tal Hagin never imagined that gaming online from his home in Haifa, Israel would bring him to Ireland to speak about his country. From October 23rd to October 27th, Hagin will travel to Ireland with the hopes of reaching the hearts and minds of students across the country. Alan...