CAMERA’s Karen Bekker recently published the following two pieces in her alma mater’s campus publication, the Oberlin Review. Appearing under the headline, “Review Article on Israel-Gaza War Contains Numerous Misrepresentations,” Karen wrote on February 16, 2024: In his Feb. 9 article in the Review, Zane Badawi laments what he sees...
Review Fact Checking on Israel – Palestine Conflict Raises Concern
Appearing under the headline, “Review Fact Checking on Israel – Palestine Conflict Raises Concern,” Karen wrote on March 15, 2024: On Feb. 23, The Oberlin Review Editorial Board wrote of its editorial process that, “each article is fact-checked rigorously by our production editors.” I can confirm that, in my dealing with the...
Being Jewish Does Not Absolve You From Praising Hamas, or Attacking Israeli Victims
Last week, we began to document a new vile phenomenon of anti-Zionist student groups, namely Students for Justice in Palestine and their supporters, praising Hamas and saying the Israeli women, children, and men who were massacred on October 7 got what they deserved. Following the Hamas massacre, Israeli artists Dede...
If Your Activism Doesn’t Include Jews, It’s Not Activism
Oglethorpe University will always have a special place in my heart. My parents met here, and my grandfather taught here as a young psychologist. I truly consider this school as part of my heritage. However, the other vital part of my heritage is being a proud Jewish woman. At Oglethorpe,...
תגובה להצהרה האחרונה של SJP
קהילת ואסר היקרה, לאחרונה, ב-2 בדצמבר, The Miscellany News פרסמה הצהרה משותפת של SJP (סטודנטים למען צדק בפלסטין) ואגודת הסטודנטים ואסר בנוגע לשימוש של SJP ביצירות אמנות אנטישמיות כדי לפרסם אירוע עם אלי ואלי, קריקטוריסט הידוע בהשמצת יהודים ומדינת ישראל באמצעות הקריקטורות שלו (Miscellany News, 2021). החרטה בפסקה הראשונה בהצהרה...
Response to SJP’s Recent Statement (Vassar College)
Recently, Miscellany News published a joint statement by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Vassar Student Association regarding SJP’s use of antisemitic artwork to advertise an event with Eli Valley, a notorious cartoonist known for his libelous renderings of Jewish people and the State of Israel. Students for...
Call for the Immediate Resignation of Rutgers President Barchi
In an article co-authored by CAMERA Fellow Miriam Waghalter and Austin Altman, president and board member of CAMERA-supported group Scarlet Knights for Israel, the two outlined the immorality of Rutgers continuing to employ Rutgers professors Michael Chikindas and Mazen Adi. Jasbir Puar, who has a history of anti-Semitism, including using...
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...