The National Union of Students (NUS) has long been enveloped in controversy over its failure to adequately represent Jewish students. Most recently, NUS president Shaima Dalali was removed from her position due to well-documented evidence of antisemitism. As a result, the government disaffiliated with NUS in May 2022. An independent...
An Open Letter to the National Union of Students from CAMERA UK, CAMERA on Campus UK and Allies: The NUS Must Take Measures to Combat Antisemitism
The National Union of Students (NUS) in the UK has a documented history of antisemitic incidents. Following an independent investigation by Rebecca Tuck KC that began in May 2022, the NUS announced on 12 January 2023 that it will take measures to address antisemitism in an action plan. On 26th...
Husam Zomlot, PLO Ambassador to the UK spreads harmful misinformation at London Palestinian societies
On Monday October 24, Palestinian societies from King’s College London, Brunel, Imperial College London and the University of Westminster hosted Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK. Zomlot came to speak about what he felt would be the implications of the British embassy moving from Tel...
The latest iteration of CAMERA on Campus’s campaign expands efforts to bring visibility to the Jewish communities of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on college campuses.
Boston, Massachusetts — On November 1st, 2022, CAMERA on Campus will launch the latest iteration of its widely acclaimed Mizrahi Stories campaign that will span the entirety of Mizrahi Heritage Month. “When CAMERA on Campus first launched the Mizrahi Stories campaign in November 2019, our efforts centered on creating spaces...
Online Webinar Teaches Students How to Tackle Threat of Rising Antisemitism in Campus Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and CAMERA on Campus host student panel discussion and interactive workshop, announce launch of new campus media contest to counter proliferation of antisemitic and anti-Zionist narratives in student newspapers. BOSTON/NEW YORK September 20th, 2022 –The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and CAMERA on Campus...
Some universities are diverse and inclusive unless you’re Jewish
At the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Jewish students on campus have faced discrimination. In May 2021 alone, Norwich was marred by antisemitic graffiti and slurs during anti-Zionist demonstrations. Jewish students were targeted for somehow being responsible for the actions of the Israeli government, and the UEA Student’s Union...
BDS and the refusal to see antisemitism in UK Palestinian Societies
Earlier this term, KCL Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) co-hosted an event with 17 other Palestinian student societies across the UK featuring the co-founder of the anti-Israeli Boycott Sanction and Divest (BDS) campaign, Omar Barghouti. Barghouti co-founded the campaign in 2005. While BDS officially claims to oppose “anti-Jewish racism”, the...
Antisemite & Intifada Supporter Mohammed El Kurd Invited to Speak at Duke University; Israelis Face Wave of Terror
A few months after Duke University’s Student Government (DSG) scandalously vetoed the recognition of a pro-Israel group on campus, they have managed to outdo themselves by funding a known antisemite speaker. Earlier this year, DSG rescinded its recognition of Duke’s SSI (Students Supporting Israel) chapter after the Duke SSI Instagram...
