CAMERA on Campus

Recently, student activists at Swarthmore College held a pro-Hamas rally on its campus that included multiple sites of vandalism, including graffiti of  inverted red triangles. Unshockingly, like many other previous incidents on different campuses, the crux of the administration’s statement described the incident as “misplaced anger” that “does not advance any cause.” It...

I was passing an anti-Israel demonstration by a mix of student groups from universities in downtown New York when I noticed a placard with these words on it: “The Epstein class wants this war.” Fictional connections like these between Jeffrey Epstein and the Israeli State have unfortunately become a popular anti-Jewish conspiracy...

As she prepares to graduate from UC San Diego, Ellia Torkian reflects on her experiences navigating a campus climate transformed by the aftermath of October 7. A two-time CAMERA Fellow and leader within her pro-Israel community, she has witnessed firsthand how conversations surrounding Israel, Zionism, and Jewish identity have changed...

Over the past decade, the biggest news outlets in our country have resorted to reporting that is tainted by their journalists’ personal beliefs, regardless of political affiliation. Apparently, the virtue of objective reporting has become a thing of the past. Being a student at the Missouri School of Journalism has...

Meaningful dialogue is what allows students to engage with the world around them to the best of their ability. In my experience, staying in an echo chamber full of the same small range of perspectives negatively affects one’s ability to think critically about controversial topics like the current war with...

Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of any democratic society and is especially important at universities. When it comes to events related to Israel however, attempts are often made to halt this freedom. This has been pushed by those who hold opposing views, leading to those in positions of authority,...

Universities are meant to be spaces for open debate, where students engage with a diverse range of political and social issues. At the same time, student politics is expected to reflect the priorities of the whole student body. In practice, however, there is an observable gap at many universities between what students...

For as long as the Jewish Diaspora has existed, the image projected onto the Jew has adapted itself to whatever a society abhors most. In medieval Europe, Jews were accused of poisoning wells and spreading the Black Plague. Christian authorities branded them “Christ-killers.” In Nazi Germany, Jews were labeled as “race polluters,”...