Oftentimes, CAMERA speakers are those who have personal connections to the Arab-Israeli conflict and can share their unique perspectives with students. One such speaker, Izzy Ezagui, has spoken for CAMERA about his personal sacrifices, but also recently reflected on the sacrifices made by a group whose stories are much less publicized– the American...
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...
Israeli Soldier Advocates for Palestinian Compromise
CAMERA’s Fellow at SUNY Binghamton, Justin Hayet, organized a highly successful event at which CAMERA’s Yishai Goldflam spoke on his campus. Read the piece in the BU Pipe Dream or below. No topic was off-limits when an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier visited Binghamton University Monday evening to share the...
American Studies Association Israel Boycott is Unjust
This piece was contributed by Justin Hayet, a CAMERA Fellow, and was originally published in the Pipe Dream. Just as finals began to take full swing this past December, the American Studies Association (ASA) passed a resolution that degraded its existing integrity as well as the values embedded within American...
University of Massachusetts Amherst Hosts Sgt. Benjamin Anthony’s Lecture
Brett Hausler, CAMERA fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reports back on Sgt. Benjamin Anthony’s most recent lecture at UMass entitled “The Israeli Arab Conflict.” The event took place on November 7th. Sgt. Benjamin Anthony is the founder of Our Soldiers Speak, an organizations that brings the truth about...
Minorities Serving in the IDF
The abbreviation IDF (Israel Defense Forces) usually conjures images of Israeli commandos or special forces. What a lot of people don’t know about the IDF is that in addition to Jews, many other minorities also serve in the IDF. While some participate in National Service, many also serve in combat...