Israel

The US withdrawal from the UNHRC is not about advancing a pro-Israel agenda. Reflecting on members participating in the UNHRC, it seems as if the international community has permitted some of the most notorious human rights violators to pass judgment unto nations around the globe. Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, El Salvador,...

You won’t hear about this Gaza protest. The recent media frenzy surrounding the so-called “March of Return protests” on the Gaza border revealed the world’s swiftness to blame Israel entirely for Gaza’s dire situation. You are unlikely to read about Palestinians holding Hamas, an internationally-recognized terror organization, accountable for their...

They weren’t supposed to be friends. While the governments of most Arab nations maintain hostile positions towards Israel, the same cannot be said for all of their citizens. Many citizens of these countries are becoming increasingly frustrated with their government’s policies vis-a-vis Israel, taking it upon themselves to create a...

The suspension of the match with Israel is not conducive to peace Some have credited the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with the Argentina’s Football Association’s recent decision to cancel the last friendly match with Israel before the start of the 2018 Russia World Cup. This decision, however, was taken...

George Mason University’s Israel Student Association Recognized for Outstanding Leadership George Mason University’s Israel Student Association (ISA) was privileged to accept the David Bar-Ilan Award for Outstanding Student Leadership at the 2018 CAMERA Gala. The ISA board members in attendance addressed the almost 600 attendees, providing insight into how they navigated...

Israel is not merely a place A couple of weeks ago, for Israel’s 70th anniversary, I was asked to reflect on what Israel means to me. Easy, I thought to myself. I grabbed my pen and began to brainstorm; Jerusalem, Israel, hummus, peace, white and blue. It was hard to...

The group was recognized for its outstanding campus activism This year, UCF’s Knights for Israel was honored with the David Bar-Ilan Award for Outstanding Campus Activism. This award signified a tremendous amount of accomplishments for the organization. When CAMERA called with the great news, we understood why we were being...

Israel wears many different hats: Jewish homeland, tech hub, and democracy, just to name a few. However, to understand Israeli culture, you must account for its relative infancy as a state and what impact this has throughout society. As with any new country, Israel has faced its fair share of...