This piece is by Beata Samel. Beata is the CCAP Liaison for the Israel Club (The New York State Israel Public Affairs Committee) at Brooklyn College. This piece was originally published in The Excelsior. Ali Abunimah views his creation—the Electronic Intifada, a non-mainstream news website established in 2001, aimed at providing a...
Our Fellow at the University of Pittsburg Sets the Record Straight on Settlements
The following piece is by CAMERA Fellow Lauren Barney: Lauren Barney is a Chinese and Political Science double major and junior at the University of Pittsburgh.
American Support for Israel is now at 72%
Support for Israel in the United States has been steadily increasing, according to a poll released today by Gallup. There is a significant difference between the favorable opinion on Israel for Americans who are 55 and older (81% favorable opinion) versus that of 18-34 year old Americans (64% favorable opinion). Yet...
Peace Treaties with Rockets?
As the world closely watches the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, rockets continue to be fired into Israel from Gaza just a few miles away. While Hamas is not launching these rockets, as it wants to maintain the ceasefire with Israel, Israel holds Hamas responsible as the...
The Media Misrepresenting Palestinian Prisoners
Media outlets such as The Guardian and BBC have been misrepresenting Palestinian prisoners who are to be released as part of the peace negotiations. There are several problems with their articles, particularly the fact that they minimized the criminal activity of the prisoners, exaggerated their sentences, and failed to state...
Glorifying Hate
Does a true partner for peace honor those who committed acts of terror? In history, there have been only a few Jewish terrorists who murdered Palestinians. Israel has given all of these people lengthy prison sentences, and has refused to release them early. On the other hand, the ruling Palestinian...
Where’s the Coverage? Palestinian TV Broadcasts Jew-Hating Children… Again
On July 3rd, official Palestinian Authority (PA) television broadcast two adorable little girls reciting a poem. Nice? Not really. Here are some of the verses, as translated and posted by Palestinian Media Watch: Oh, you who murdered Allah’s pious prophets [Jews in Islamic tradition] Oh, you who were brought up on...
UNRWA and the Textbook Problem
As our current generation of possible peacemakers continues to fail to make breakthroughs in the peace process, many hope that the next generation will grow up and take over, accomplishing more than their predecessors. Recently, a group of young Palestinians and Israelis got together in an event titled “Dialogue for...