It was a sweltering day in rural Guatemala. Our small team of Christian pastors made the two-hour journey from Guatemala City to ground zero — the foothills of the towering peaks that form the distant backdrop of the bustling capital. We had been invited by leaders from Foursquare Guatemala to...
At Brooklyn College, Intifada Chants Are Justified
On March 21st, a group of students enthusiastically chanted “Intifada, Intifada” at a Brooklyn College vigil held in honor of the victims of the Christchurch massacre. Days later, the campus’ Israel Apartheid Week was hosted by the Brooklyn College Socialists, Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Brooklyn College Student Union;...
The Truth about J-Street
University campuses are about engagement in open dialogue, discourse, and debate. They’re about the importance of conversation and education in challenging and inspiring students. This holds particularly true and necessary when discussing Israel. Students have wide-ranging political convictions when it comes to Israel, and several Jewish and Israeli students’ groups were created...
Israeli-American Professor Judea Pearl Given Award for Courage
Judea Pearl, chancellor’s professor of computer science at UCLA, Turing Award recipient and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, is being given CAMERA’s inaugural Ometz Award for courage in recognition of his public renunciation of his Distinguished Alumnus status at New York University. Pearl, who received his Ph.D. from NYU...
Call Out Antisemitism, Even When it’s Veiled Under Anti-Zionism
Antisemitism is on the rise on both the far-right and far-left in the United States. In fact, according to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitism in the US has increased by 57% since 2017. Increasingly around the world, antisemitism is veiled under anti-Zionism. Though this type of antisemitism is less obvious and harder...
Statement on NYU’s Decision to end its Relationship with NYU – Tel Aviv
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America deplores the recent decision by NYU’s Social and Cultural Analysis Department to officially end its partnership with NYU – Tel Aviv. While the resolution does not bar students and faculty from conducting research or attending classes in TAU, it did...
Response to ASI Passing the Freedom of Speech and Anti-Discrimination Bylaw Amendment
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) successfully passed the Freedom of Speech and Anti-Discrimination bylaw amendment on Wednesday, May 1. This bill seeks to prevent all students — especially women, racial minorities, and LGBTQ individuals — from any type of discrimination. Section 4.7.1.3 of the bill states that “neither the board nor...
Equal Tears for Jews in America and Israel
In the past two decades, some of the most prominent universities in the US have hosted their despicable apartheid weeks, an attempt to delegitimize the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their historic homeland, on the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Berkeley’s Hatem Bazian initiated this horrendous tradition in 2002; it...
