This past winter break, I was able to see with my own eyes the various components of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I was able to get a firsthand account of many of the things that both sides must strive for in order to achieve peace. As I drove through the West...
Former NBA Star Finds New Home in Jerusalem
After a successful 14-year career in the NBA, Amar’e Stoudemire has found a new home in Jerusalem with basketball club Hapoel Jerusalem. Unlike many stars who ride out their playing days in the NBA limelight, Stoudemire chose to play in Jerusalem due to the city’s spirituality. Stoudemire, who self-identifies as...
The New Anti-Semitism
The Electoral College affirmed Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States on Dec. 19, 2016. Critics of the president argued that his election would empower anti-Semitism and, unfortunately, those predictions may be correct. The Southern Poverty Law Center studied 867 hate incidents that occurred in the 10...
Campus Staff Attend Field Professionals Retreat
Two weeks ago, the CAMERA on Campus staff had the opportunity to attend the Israel on Campus Coalition’s Field Professionals Retreat in Washington, DC. For three days, Israel professionals from across the US, Canada, and Israel convened to see how they could work better together to serve pro-Israel students. The retreat...
How Israel is Helping Syrian Refugees
The long running war in Syria is the greatest humanitarian crisis in our time. More than 11 million people are either internally displaced or refugees, and around half a million people have been killed. Israel and Syria are enemies, and do not have diplomatic relations. Yet Israel has been helping...
Israel’s Growing Impact on Africa
Last year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made headlines when he visited four African countries in July. “Israel is returning to Africa, just as Africa is returning to Israel,” said Mr. Netanyahu about his trip. Whilst that trip made headlines, there have been many events since then which also demonstrate the...
Enough is Enough
How Inclusive are Our Universities? What do you consider to be hateful behavior? Using ethnic and/or religious slurs? Intimidating students who do not agree with you to such a degree that they are afraid to attend classes or feel the need to transfer to a different university? Creating videos that...
BDS and the New Anti – Normalization
In early December, Professors Cary Nelson and David Greenberg wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about the “anti-normalization” tactic that has been widely adopted by proponents of the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel (“BDS”). As they explained, the tactic consists of preventing pro-Israel or anti-boycott arguments from even being heard,...
