When reggae star Matisyahu took the stage at the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Spain in August 2015, he faced a much different audience than he had in previous performances. He was confronted by a sea of Palestinian flags and extended middle fingers. Angry protesters chanted “Naziyahu!” and hurled a storm...
To the Beat of Israel’s Heart
In the face of terror and anti-Semitism, Israel does not cease to strive for peace. Despite many antisemitic threats, terrorist attacks and the BDS movement at the forefront, the Jewish people still manage to maintain their unwavering hope for peace. An impressive line up of international artists performing in Israel, particularly in the face of...
Namaste Shalom: A New Kind of Celebration at UCLA
Just before Thanksgiving, the Indian Student Union and the Bruins for Israel collaborated and hosted the ‘Namaste Shalom’ event at UCLA. The event was meant as a partnership between the two, and to show unity between the communities. The event consisted of musical and dance performances native to both cultures,...
Music Without Borders: Rita at GMU
This post was contributed by Cole Kawugule, a CAMERA Liaison for Emet for Israel at George Mason University. On February 26, the George Mason Israel Student Association, a CAMERA Emet for Israel group, CAMERA,and George Mason Hillel brought celebrity musician Rita Yahan-Farouz to campus! She came to campus for a...
SodaStream and CAMERA in Tacoma!
Last year, CAMERA hosted a national SodaStream raffle! The winner was Miss Hosanna Thalhofer, a student at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Washington! Since winning the SodaStream raffle, Hosanna has introduced her campus group, Students Allied for Israel (SAFI) to CAMERA, and helped to develop them into a CCAP group! Hosanna...