Newsletter | May 2025

Get the Facts. Get Israel

CAMERA on Campus Managing Editor, Seth B. Mendel presents to community members at Temple Beth El in Aptos, California (Santa Cruz area) on how to effectively respond to antizionist antisemitism in the media and on college campuses

CAMERA on Campus Advisors and Students Lead Israel Week Efforts Across the Country

CAMERA on Campus provided funding and on-the-ground support for student led events during Israel Week at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the University of Chicago, Northeastern University, Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Zoe Mardiks is a 2024-2025 CAMERA on Campus Fellow at CU Boulder.

CU Boulder Has a Problem with Radical, Pro-Palestinian Faculty Group

As the academic year ends, there continues to be a notable rise in anti-Israel and anti-Zionist propaganda, worsened by harmful protests by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at CU Boulder.

Jacqueline Snidman-Stren is a 2024-2025 CAMERA Fellow at Concordia University studying Judaic Studies and Law & Society.

Concordia University’s Chaotic Campus: A History Of Antisemitism And Its Alarming Resurgence

Concordia University stands at a crisis point. Its campus has devolved into a hostile environment where antisemitism is not only present but increasingly normalized, leaving Jewish students exposed to harassment, intimidation, and exclusion.

Rikki Zagelbaum is a 2024-2025 CAMERA Fellow at Yeshiva University.

They Want Us Gone

When a crowd of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside 770 Eastern Parkway, the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights, on Thursday night, April 25, the Jewish community there prepared for the worst. They had good reason to.

Raphael Myers is an undergraduate student at UC Davis and is a 2024-2025 fellow for CAMERA on Campus.

What Does Implementing BDS Mean for American College Students?

The Associated Students of the University of California Davis (ASUCD) have a lot of responsibility. They manage a $20 million budget, hire upwards of 1,600 students, and provide essential services for the entire community. This is why it’s so alarming that such a body would be used to further an unpopular and deeply antisemitic political movement rather than take its responsibilities seriously.

Melody Kaye is Campus Advisor for CAMERA on Campus covering New England and DC. Seth B Mendel is a former Campus Advisor and current Managing Editor for CAMERA on Campus

Is it time for Jews to leave Yale?

If you believe the headlines, the recent eruption of anti-Israel activism at Yale is just a visceral reaction to current events— either to the conflict in Gaza or a controversial Israeli speaker near campus. But for Jewish students on the ground, that’s not just inaccurate — it’s insulting.

Tom Yohay is the manager of CAMERA on Campus in Israel.

A New Book Twists What Happens at Israeli Universities

Dr. Maya Wind’s Towers of Ivory and Steel presents a distorted, one-sided narrative that ignores key facts and realities. Israeli universities are not pillars of oppression but essential contributors to national security, scientific advancement, and the protection of civilians—both Jewish and Arab.

David Litman is a Research Analyst for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting & Analysis.

Harvard Doesn’t Have It Under Control

Dr. Maya Wind’s Towers of Ivory and Steel presents a distorted, one-sided narrative that ignores key facts and realities. Israeli universities are not pillars of oppression but essential contributors to national security, scientific advancement, and the protection of civilians—both Jewish and Arab.

Christina Harrison is Manager for CAMERA on Campus UK.

Supporting Hamas Isn’t Advocacy—It’s Extremism on UK Campuses

University Palestine and Islamic Societies have expressed support for the bid by Riverway Law firm, working on behalf of a Hamas leader, to deproscribe Hamas as a terrorist organisation under section 4 of the Terrorism Act 2000. This has exposed the facade maintained by many who claim to advocate for “Palestinian rights,” but are instead advocating for Hamas, an overtly antisemitic terrorist organisation that prides itself on targeting civilians.

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