In retrospect, the pattern of antagonism towards Jews and Israel that became visible at Columbia University in the early 2000s and was documented in the film Columbia Unbecoming wasn’t the worst expression of hostility; it was merely the first one to attract attention to an essential truth: On college campuses, Israelis and...
At Summer Conference, Pro-Israel Students Learn Tools to Respond to Hostile Campus Environment
Universities have long been one of the toughest environments for pro-Israel students. They have battled stilted curriculums when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and more recently, grappled with on-campus pressure in the face of growing BDS activity. Combined with a general uptick in anti-Semitism, including the deadly shootings in...
Is Antisemitism Becoming Mainstream? Experts See Alarming Trend in Media, Campus and Public Life
Moderating a panel in Jerusalem this week titled “The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism: The Media, BDS and Celebrated Bigotry,” David Hazony, executive director of the Israel Innovation Fund, analyzed the issue right off the bat: “What you are seeing on [North American college] campuses is only a thin slice of the...
Outstanding Students Awarded at CAMERA Gala 2019
Two outstanding CAMERA on Campus fellows were honored at our annual gala on June 2nd, 2019. Maynooth University Fellow Daniel O’Dowd received the David Bar-Illan Award for Outstanding Student Leadership, and Swarthmore College Fellow Matthew Stein received the David Bar-Illan Award for Outstanding Campus Activism. Both students faced especially grueling...
Announcing the David Bar-Illan Award Recipients – 2019
"At this year's CAMERA Gala, Swarthmore College CAMERA Fellow Matt Stein will receive the 2019 David Bar-Illan Award for Outstanding Campus Activism. Matt has advocated for Israel in the greater Swarthmore community tirelessly throughout his entire collegiate career, and currently serves as the president of CAMERA-supported group Swarthmore Students for...
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;...
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...