Jemmie Tejada is a sophomore from Clark University, studying International Development and Political Science. Jemmie has been a passionate Israel advocate at Clark University, and is also a participant of the CAMERA Israel trip, a free 10 day trip to Israel for Israel advocates looking to learn how to better defend...
Review of Fall Semester 2013: Sgt. Benjamin Anthony at the University of Delaware
CAMERA Fellows and CCAP group leaders wrap up Fall semester 2013 with a number of successful events. Read on to learn about Sgt. Benjamin Anthony’s Lecture at the University of Delaware. Philip Chinitz, CAMERA Fellow at the University of Delaware, reports back on a great event that took place early last semester on November 6th,...
The Failures of Sam Bahour
Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-Lebanese-American who is unabashed in his hatred towards Israel. If only he invested his skill and energy into bringing peace and economic cooperation to the region. By Ariella Charny “Israel [is] a settler, colonial, apartheid movement clinging to a racialist, exclusivist ideology. [The Palestinians] were correct...
Michael Leitner Presents: “Playing for Peace” at Concordia University
Concordia University welcomed Michael Leitner as he presented his work on peace building and coexistence in Israel through integrated sports programming. On November 25, 2013, Concordia University hosted a lecture given Michael Leitner. Michelle Soicher, CAMERA fellow at Concordia, shares her reactions to the event. The title of Professor Michael Leitner’s lecture...
Shalom Aper Event at UCLA Celebrates Israeli and Armenian Cultures
Bruins for Israel of UCLA teamed up with the Armenia Student Association to organize a successful event that celebrated Armenian and Israeli cultures as well as their unique intersection. Natalie Bakhshi reports back to CAMERA with the details. Shalom Aper took place at UCLA on November 15, 2013. The idea of the program...
Israel’s Security Key to a Stable Middle East
Published originally on November 20th in the Triangle – The Independent Student Newspaper at Drexel University On Oct. 29, Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners: 21 to the West Bank and five to the Gaza Strip. The release is the second of four being made by Israel in an attempt to bring the...
Drexel Event on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations
The event held at Drexel University was entitled “Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations: What Has Changed in the 20 Years Since the Oslo Accords?” Drexel University hosted an event featuring Asaf Romirowsky on November 11, 2013, in which he discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. The name of the event was, “Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations: What Has Changed in the...
Conceding Peace
One of the most basic concepts discussed in an introductory economics class is that people respond to incentives. Whether they are used to reward positive and wanted behaviors or to punish unwanted ones, incentives play a major role in the decision making of individuals. Governments oftentimes use incentives to promote...