During his time as a CAMERA Fellow, Jonathan Razon, now a junior at Yeshiva University, hosted two major events with Izzy Ezagui and Kasim Hafeez, both of whom gave their unique perspectives on Israel. Izzy Ezagui is an American-born IDF veteran who volunteered for the IDF at the age of 18 without...
CAMERA Student Conference 2015
Day 1 What is better than a bunch of passionate Israel activists? A bunch of passionate Israel activists at the CAMERA Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference! After registration, the students gathered at the Boston University Hillel to kick off the day with lunch and introductions. CAMERA’s International Campus Director, Aviva Slomich...
The Importance of Muslim Zionism
Contributed by 2014-2015 CAMERA Fellow Logan Woodard Muslim Zionists are those who identify with the Islamic faith, and simultaneously support the self-determination of the Jewish people inside the State of Israel. The history of Muslim Zionism goes as far back as the Middle Ages with Zionist interpretations of various verses of...
Kasim Hafeez Comes to Boston College!
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On February 17th, 2015, Eagles for Israel, an EMET for Israel group at Boston college, hosted Kasim Hafeez on their campus. Kasim’s story about how he went from being an anti-Israel radical Muslim to a staunch Israel supporter was intended to bring awareness to...
Kasim Hafeez comes to San Francisco State University!
On April 16th, Kasim Hafeez made an impactful and impressionable appearance at SFSU, where he was hosted by the campus’s Israel group. Kasim told students the history of his own anti-Semitic past and how he became a pro-Israel advocate through education and self-questioning. As a Muslim, Kasim talks about the Muslim world’s negative bias towards Israel...
Kasim Hafeez on his turn to Zionsim – Boston College
Above: Kasim Hafeez telling his story at Boston College. On February 27th, Eagles for Israel at Boston College hosted notable Zionist Kasim Hafeez for a lecture. Hafeez was raised a radical Muslim, and was staunchly anti-Israel. After reading Alan Dershowitz’s “The Case for Israel,” however, Hafeez was exposed to a...
Kasim Hafeez at Cornell
In April, Cornellians for Israel, an EMET for Israel group at Cornell University, invited Kasim Hafeez to give a presentation about the flaws of anti-Israel radical movements, in addition to his own personal accomplishments and views. Hafeez, a Muslim-Zionist who founded “The Israel Campaign,” spoke to about 25 engaged students...
CAMERA Brings Kasim Hafeez to Clark University
Contributed by CAMERA intern Emma Fruchtman. This semester, 23 Clark University students gathered to hear Kasim Hafeez describe how he became a proud Zionist. Having grown up surrounded by anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments in his small Pakistani Muslim community, having been raised by his staunchly pro-Hitler father, and having participated...