Israelis are known for not cancelling personal celebrations during times of war and terror. During Operation Protective Edge, the army managed to pull out two combat soldiers from the war for a few hours to attend their sister’s wedding. More recently this past November, Sarah Litman did not postpone her wedding after losing her...
Spreading the Israel Love at UCLA
Highlighting one of Israel’s many humanitarian and social justice initiatives, CAMERA-supported group Bruins for Israel hosted its annual Achy Breaky Heart fundraising event on February 15th in conjunction with UCLA GlobeMed. Israel’s huge heart was exposed to a wide variety of students, with over 200 people attended the philanthropic evening. Bruins for...
Cardinal for Israel hosts vigil for victims of violence in Israel
Members of the Stanford community came together to remember the lives of nine Israeli victims of recent terrorist attacks at a Sunday evening vigil hosted by Cardinal for Israel (CFI). The vigil occurred only days after students had gathered in White Plaza in silent protest of what they have called...
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,...
Bruins for Israel Stood Strong in 2014-2015
Contributed by CAMERA intern Aaron Hunt. On November 18 last year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council at UCLA passed a resolution that calls for the university to divest from American companies doing business in Israel. The resolution, promoted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), is part of the BDS...
Achy Breaky Heart at UCLA
This piece was contributed by Arielle Yael Mokhtardazeh, a student in the Emet for Israel group at UCLA, Bruins for Israel. On Thursday, February 19th, 2015, Bruins for Israel and GlobeMed at UCLA hosted our fourth annual fundraiser, Achy Breaky Heart. This Valentine’s Day themed event was organized to raise funds...
CAMERAonCampus Editor Quoted Re BDS
BDS With a Twist: Campus Divestment Target More Than Israel This piece, regarding recent divestment resolutions at Stanford University and the University of California system, quotes our Editor-in-Chief. It was originally published at JNS.com, and is excerpted below. For more, read the full piece, here. While two recent student resolutions...
Judea Pearl Meets with CAMERA
In January, CAMERA’s Campus Coordinators Samantha Mandeles and Gilad Skolnick met with our CCAP group at UCLA, Bruins for Israel, and with Judea Pearl, as seen in the picture below. Professor Pearl expressed his concerns regarding the prevalence of inaccurate information regarding Israel on the university campus and the effort by...