As Israelis, we take our reality for granted. It is full of paradoxes; an unattended bag can stop traffic, yet we are more preoccupied with the thought of being stuck in traffic than the fact that there might be a bomb in their vicinity. Getting a beer with friends among the ancient...
Campus activists silent in face of anti-Semitic author
An author accused of making anti-Semitic statements has been invited to speak at San Diego State. On Sept. 29, SDSU’s Students for Justice in Palestine will host a discussion, “Palestine 101,” with Israeli author Miko Peled. Peled, the son of an Israeli general, has made a speaking career promoting non-violent...
One Voice Conference Omits Key Facts
I had never heard of the organization One Voice prior to being approached to sign up for their annual conference, “Solutions Not Sides (SNS),” which was scheduled to take place at the University College London (UCL) in early September. The title resonated with me as I Googled to understand their...
From 9/11 to Today: Countering Terror Online
Extremism is reaching people across the world through social media. Terrorists can sift through a population using social media and reach people susceptible to ideas of extremism. Luring people to their cause, extremists spread their ideas from the ease of their desktop and as quickly as their internet bandwidth will allow. To say the...
CAMERA Fellows in Focus: Noa Levin
The CAMERA Fellowship program supports student leaders in developing and strengthening their pro-Israel activism on campus. With the school year underway, InFocus is giving you an inside look into the lives of the 2016-17 CAMERA Fellows who are working hard to promote the facts about Israel on campus. Meet Noa Levin. A sophomore student at George Washington University,...
My Time at the CAMERA Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference
This summer, students from all over the world convened in Boston for CAMERA’s Sixth Annual Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference. They came from all over – from New York, Toronto, and California, to the United Kingdom, and Israel. They came to learn how to defend Israel on campus and how...
Encouraging Signs as York University Dismisses Anti-Semitic Faculty Member
On Wednesday, September 14th, York University dismissed faculty member Nikolaos Balaskas after he was found to propagate anti-Semitism on his public Facebook page. Students from the Israeli Student Association (ISA), a CAMERA-supported group, tipped off B’nai Brith about the nature of Balaskas’ social-media use in June. ISA and B’nai Brith...
CAMERA Fellows in Focus: Emily Firestone
The CAMERA Fellowship supports student leaders in developing and strengthening their pro-Israel activism on campus. With the school year underway, we are introducing our 2016-17 Fellows, who are working hard to promote the facts about Israel on campus. Meet Emily Firestone. Emily Firestone is a rising freshman at Boston University. She grew up in Florida...
