Jewish students worldwide were bracing themselves for what was to happen on campuses on October 7, 2024, a year after Palestinian terrorists led by Hamas waged the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust — slaughtering babies, committing sexual violence, burning whole families alive, and taking 240 civilians hostage. Jewish students at Concordia University were no...
Our history stolen: How October 7 is being taken away from us
We tend to think of history as a clear sequence of events, but the reality is messier. What we consider significant about the past is almost always shaped by hindsight. Major headlines can fade to footnotes, while seemingly minor events emerge as turning points once we understand their full context....
Countering Misinformation: Israel Advocacy and Open Dialogue at Oral Roberts University.
Across the country, university campuses have been bombarded with antisemitic protests and anti-Israel activism. At times, threats and harassment coming from these provocateurs follow students and professors who stand up for the Zionist cause that Jews deserve to continue living in their own country on land sacred to their culture....
CAMERA Calls for Accountability After Anti-Israel Students Allowed to Disrupt Event at Yale’s Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life
The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale University, established to foster cultural, spiritual, religious, and intellectual experiences for Jewish students, is facing serious questions about its commitment to upholding its mission. On January 21st, 2025, during a visit by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, an alarming...
Bridging Hatred: How Two Forms of Antisemitism Converge on College Campuses
Another morning, another flood of emails. Lately, my university inbox has become more than just a stream of class updates and administrative notices — now even this simplest of tasks has been hijacked by antisemitism. Statements from the Student Union condemning Israel’s “Genocide,” “Educide,” “Domicide,” and a list of other...
My College’s Efforts to ‘Humanize Palestine’ Only Led to Anti-Israel Propaganda
Last October, the University of Iowa student-led Middle East and North African Students Association (MENASA) collaborated with Iowans for Palestine (IFP) and Eastern Iowa Jewish Voice for Peace (EIJVP) to host a panel called “Humanizing Palestine.” Although the event was promoted to “combat dehumanizing rhetoric surrounding Palestine,” the speakers presented...
The Perils of BDS at Bate’s College
At Bates College, we pride ourselves on cultivating critical thinkers equipped to tackle the world’s challenges, and to help humanity. Yet, the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) seems determined to undermine these principles by championing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. BDS...
CAMERA on Campus on the Release of Three Israeli Hostages
CAMERA on Campus joins the global community in expressing profound relief and joy at the release of a few Israeli hostages: Romi Gonen, 24, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Emily Damari, 28, who endured 471 terrifying days of captivity under Hamas. Their survival is a testament to the resilience of the...