On May 8, 2014, Sgt. Benjamin Anthony was brought to speak at the UC Berkeley by Tikvah and our CAMERA Fellow. Many of the participants were part of Tikvah, but other students from Christians United for Israel also attended. There were many who, at first, thought they did not have enough...
Drexel Brings Jared Ben-Caro
CAMERA Fellow Josh Dienstman and Dragons for Israel (A CCAP/CAMERA supported group) recently organized an event at Drexel University, where Sgt. (Res.) Jared M. Ben-Caro, a former IDF paratrooper, discussed his experience as a combat soldier during Operation Cast Lead. In this operation, the IDF entered the Gaza Strip to dismantle...
The Place of Diversity, Israel’s 66th Year of Independence
This piece was originally written by Marta Slobodyanyuk, a proud CAMERA activist at the University of Minnesota and Vice President of the CCAP group Students Supporting Israel. Marta will be participating in the CAMERA Student Leadership and Advocacy Mission to Israel this year. Growing up in a world of diversity is something that we all...
Terrorists Unite For “Peace”
This piece was originally Published in the Times of Israel on June 6th, 2014 and was written by Seth Greenwald. Seth Greenwald is an active writer for the Times of Israel, a pro-Israel activist, and a CAMERA intern. As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reaches the tenth year of his...
CAMERA Greets Overwhelming Crowd in Jerusalem
In early June, in the beautiful capital city of Israel, Jerusalem, CAMERA’s Senior Researcher, Ricki Hollander, gave an incredible briefing on The New York Times and its deceptive reporting. The turnout and excitement of the crowd completely exceeded expectations. The room, fitting about 95, held 90 before the Begin Center staff literally shut the doors...
Happy Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)!
Tomorrow and Thursday, June 4-5, is the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. This holiday dates to biblical times and celebrates both the bringing of the first fruits to the Temple and the giving of the Torah to the Children of Israel. This holiday is also an official holiday in Israel, where...
Hasbara through Laurentian University Gaming Society (LUGS)
On March 13th, the Laurentian University Jewish Student Association (LUJSA) hosted “Let’s Scrabbalatte Game Night!” jointly with the Laurentian University Gaming Society (LUGS). This off-campus event drew more than 35 students, many of whom do not usually attend LUJSA events. In addition to enjoying pizza, provided by the Students General Association, and games, the...
BDS Failures Continuously Amassing
While we never hear it honestly from our daily news sources, and we hear about the Academic boycotts and the BDS (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) campaign against Israel, the divestment strategy in particular has been failing in this past decade. Across college campuses, SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) attempts to...