This piece was written by Alisa Rudy and first published in “The Ticker.” Alisa is a junior majoring in Middle East Studies at Baruch College, and is the current President of the CCAP group Youth Organization For Israel, Baruch’s student pro-Israel club. Whenever a noteworthy figure passes away, the entire social network...
Inciting Violence Through Inaccuracy
On August 24, 1929, 67 Jews were killed in what later came to be known as the Hebron Massacre. Prior to that, the Jewish Community of Hebron had coexisted for hundreds of years along with the Arab residents of Hebron. The Jewish community was convinced that the Arab community, with...
Jon Haber Relaunches His Blog
Jon of Divest This has relaunched his blog. Read his first entry below: so did I miss anything? Sorry for the hiatus. It was mostly work related, although as I mentioned as Divest This! was winding down last year, it’s not clear that a blog (with its reverse chronological nature) is the...
UMass Amherst Chancellor Condemns Academic Boycotts of Israel
AMHERST, Mass. – The following is a statement from University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy regarding the call for an academic boycott of Israel: “The University of Massachusetts Amherst is opposed to academic boycotts of any kind. The current boycott of academic institutions in Israel by several academic associations...
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
What Martin Luther King Jr. had to say about Israel: Online misconceptions on Martin Luther King Jr. and Israel: Electronic Intifada Continues to Struggle With Quotations MLK on Peace, Israeli Security and Anti-Zionism Hoax: Martin Luther King’s “Letter to an anti-Zionist Friend”
Who is Edward Said and why is his picture on a mural at Cesar Chavez Center?
Who is Edward Said and why is his picture on a mural at Cesar Chavez Center? To answer this question, one must look back at the history of San Francisco State University (SFSU), its culture, and its philosophy. SFSU is known for its progressiveness and diversity. Thriving on this forward-thinking...
CAMERA Partners with Drexel Hillel on Birthright Trip
CAMERA’s Gilad Skolnick just returned from a wonderful Birthright Reunion at Drexel University. This is our second year in a row of working with Drexel’s Hillel in sending students on Birthright. Unique aspects of this partnership include having Israeli soldiers stay for the full 10 days of the Birthright trip...
The Truth Behind Anti-Semitism
This article was contributed by Alabama State University CAMERA Fellow John Wright and was republished in The Algemeiner. Throughout the Middle East, there are many who feel as though Israel doesn’t have the right to exist as a nation and the Jews who inhabit her should be eradicated from the Earth. These sentiments are...