The Harvard Crimson has published an anonymous statement by its Editorial Board in favor of the notorious Boycott, Divest and Sanctions campaign (BDS) against Israel: In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanctions and a Free Palestine. Despite the editorial’s portentous style, as a Harvard alumnus (GSAS 1987) I do feel it’s important to respond in an...
BDS is a Denial of My Existence
Decrying Jewish self-determination is antisemitic The Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement completely undermines the dialogue and conversation necessary to even begin to unpack the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because at its basic level, it as an antisemitic attack. BDS and National Students for Justice in Palestine, its loudest proponents, do not support...
A Case of Anti-Semitism at Rutgers University
Editor’s Note: The US Department of Education recently reopened its investigation into a 2011 incident at Rutgers University in which Jewish students were discriminated against by an anti-Israel group on campus. With a new inquiry into this case, the Department has also adopted a sharper definition of anti-Semitism as adopted by...
Interfaith Dinner at Laurentian University
Laurentian University’s Emet for Israel group, Jewish Student Association (LUJSA), organized a great initiative, which was in partnership with LU’s Muslim Student Association and the university’s Christian Fellowship. The groups came together to hold an interfaith dinner and discussion at Tandoori Tastes restaurant in Sudbury, Ontario, which took place on the night of...
Next Year in Jerusalem
They wandered in a desert for forty years. They were exiled from their land. They were enslaved. They were persecuted. They were outcasts. They were blamed for natural disasters; blamed for economic woes. They were forced from their homes. They were slaughtered by the millions, several times over. And...
The Life & Lessons of a Middle East Peace Activist
On March 14th, CUNY Hunter’s Emet for Israel group Students for Israel, hosted speaker Lydia Aisenberg from Kibbutz Givat Haviva. Aisenberg was on tour with Hasbara Fellowships, and co-sponsored by CAMERA on Campus. Givat Haviva is a nonprofit educational institute in Israel dedicated to creating a shared society between Jews and Arabs....
Diversity in the Middle East: Featuring Zion Uness
Did you know that there are over 125,000 Ethiopian Jews living, serving, and working in Israel? Do you want to learn more about the diverse population of Israel and how cultures intersect? If so, please join CAMERA’s Emet for Israel supported organization at Clark University, Clarkies for Israel (CFI) in an...
Why Are We Bullying Birthright?
This piece has been republished by The Algemeiner. Birthright is a 10-day free trip to Israel that is offered to all Jews between the ages of 18 and 26 who have not previously been on a peer trip to Israel. While these 10 days are filled with fun and many...