There is a disturbing trend on college and university campuses: anytime an event on campus celebrating Jewish or Israeli identity is organized, anti-Zionist students groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) verbally abuse and publicly accosting Zionist students and guest speakers, accusing them of “ethnic cleansing,” “colonialism” and “apartheid.”...
Stand for the Truth: Colleges Nationwide Must Stand Against SJP
Students for Justice in Palestine chapters around the country have recently been hosting lectures entitled “Palestine 101”. These “Palestine 101” events have occurred at Columbia University, UVA, Berkeley Law, and CUNY John Jay, to name a few institutions. With antisemitism rising around the country, it is incredibly concerning for Students...
Debunking the ‘apartheid wall’ at UCLA
From April 3rd to April 7th, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted their annual “Palestine Liberation Week.” also known as “Israeli Apartheid Week”. SJP is a campus group supported by the radical organization American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), an anti-Israel organization whose members regularly express support for Hamas, a...
April 2023: CAMERA on Campus Honors Top 12 Zionist Student Activists of 2022
Newsletter – Special Edition Top 12 Zionist Student Activists of 2022 We are delighted to publish CAMERA on Campus’s inaugural list of the “Top 12 Student Activists” of 2022, a effort that coincides with the launch of our “This is Zionism” campaign. At CAMERA on Campus, we believe in honoring...
Who gets to talk about Israel?
Israel is an apartheid, genocidal regime and anyone who disagrees with that reading of history is a white-supremacist bigot promoting violence who should not be allowed onto campus. Sound familiar? This radical reading of history, wholly unsupported by any evidence, is the standard vitriol that many university students are exposed...
Opening Duke to diverse speakers is critical to understanding Israel
I recently spearheaded an event on March 21st called “Hen Mazzig: Untold Stories”, in collaboration with CAMERA on Campus, Duke Students Supporting Israel, Duke Friends of Israel, and the American Sephardi Federation. Not only was this conversation educational and empowering, but it highlighted the value of enriching our campus with...
Jewish Students Stand Against Hate at UC Berkeley; Will the Staff Join Them?
On Wednesday, February 15, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) Berkeley Senate met to deliberate on adopting SR-027, a bill proposed by Senator Shay Cohen. The bill calls for the ASUC to formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition...
CAMERA on Campus Publishes List of Top 12 Student Activists of 2022
A Note from the CAMERA on Campus Team At CAMERA on Campus, we believe in honoring those who have shown great courage and dedication in their efforts in the fight against antisemitism, including anti-Zionist attacks and anti-Zionist rhetoric. In recognition of this, we are honoring twelve student activists leading this...