March 15th 2017 marks the six year anniversary of the war in Syria. Since 2011, there have been thousands killed and injured in fighting, 4.9 million refugees, and 6.3 million displaced people within the country’s borders. The numbers are unimaginable, and the stories told through photos are unbelievable. Apart from...
United Nations International Day of Democracy
Today is the UN’s International Day of Democracy. Israel was established as a parliamentary democracy, a state with fundamental democratic values. While much of the Middle East is hostile to democratic governments from forming, Israel strives to constantly develop as a democracy. Between rights for Palestinians, women, and members of the LGBTQ...
For Israel, every day is World Humanitarian Day
Today is World Humanitarian Day. On a day like today, Israel can be extra proud of its impressive contributions to populations around the world. In 1958, only ten years after the State of Israel was established and was struggling to build itself up, the state created an official humanitarian aid agenda. Since then, through various...
Water Shortages – Scarier Than ISIS?
Israel is a country with constant droughts. A good year in Israel is a year full of rain. Since it is impossible to depend on a sufficient rainy season, Israelis have developed ways to preserve water resources and manage their limited water resources. In the 1960’s, Israel’s famous water drip...
Remembering Operation Protective Edge and the Miracle of the IDF
Two years ago this week, Operation Protective Edge had just ended. Operation Protective Edge was a war in Gaza instigated by constant rockets fired into Israel and the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli boys. IDF troops were sent into Gaza to close up terror tunnels infiltrating into Israel and...
Iran in Syria: Tragically, To Be Continued…
This past February, Emanuele Ottolenghi, Senior Fellow of Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), spoke at an event held by Denison University‘s CAMERA – supported group DU it for Israel. The event’s concentration on Iran’s involvement in the Syrian conflict gave students important perspective on the magnitude of events occurring beyond Israel’s borders. The...
Raise Your Voice
On November 20th, 2015, Students United, the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Emet for Israel supported group, hosted an event called “Raise Your Voice,” which turned out to be a huge success. This CAMERA funded CUFI initiative was geared toward the Christian community on campus, and the goal was to raise awareness about...
Saving Syrians: Tikkun Olam at the Ziv Medical Center
By CAMERA fellow Hayeem Rudy Since the beginning of the Syrian War, the Ziv Medical Center, located in the Golan Heights, along with several state-of-the-art Israeli field hospitals, have been set up in order to provide emergency medical aid to critically wounded Syrians. To date, the Israeli government has allocated...