On May 16th, the Sun Sentinel published an article about a South Florida protest “in solidarity with Palestine.” Unfortunately, the author Austen Erblat provides no context for the recent clashes in Jerusalem and greatly distorts the Arab-Israeli conflict. Firstly, Erblat leaves out significant context of what led up to escalations...
Teen Vogue’s Israel Problem
As the recent armed clash between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas comes to an end, the pro-Israel world has been at the forefront of battling misinformation, baseless claims, and ‘fake news’ surrounding the violence. While there seems to be relative peace, for now, it is essential to point...
CAMERA’s 11th Annual International Leadership Conference Trained Students to Combat anti-Israel Hate
Newsletter – August 2021 Click here or on the image above for a sneak peek at Professor Gil Troy’s conversation with CAMERA’s conference participants. College campuses are a hotbed of anti-Zionist activity with students from far-left, progressive groups calling for their schools to participate in the BDS movement against Israel, coupled...
University of Houston passes anti-Israel resolution backed by SJP
In mid-July, the University of Houston Student Government Association voted yes to a resolution backed by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which called for “protection & support for pro-Palestine students and activism.” While the resolution appears agreeable at first glance, it is yet another blow against Jewish students on campus. The...
J Street and the Myth of “Creeping Annexation”
Photo: Almon Roth/Wikimedia Commons When organizations or activists report on the Arab-Israeli conflict, instead of relying on the facts, many choose to construct a false narrative that casts Israel in a poor light. J Street, a self-proclaimed pro-Israel and pro-peace organization, resorts to this tactic as well. On April 18th-19th,...
The Push to ‘Other’ the Identities of Israeli Jews
Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Wikimedia Commons When discussing the history of the establishment of Israel, a commonly parroted trope within anti-Israel and antisemitic circles is that the nation was founded by Jewish people who “colonized” the land and displaced more than 1 million Palestinians in 1948. This is an absurd and...
Seven Minutes of Hate Courtesy of SJP and UMASS Boston
Cover photo: Screenshot Last Thursday, June 24, 2021, I was publicly humiliated and scapegoated at a rally organized by the UMASS Boston Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, (SJP). More to the point, I was shoved, spit at, called a bitch, a Nazi, a pig, and doused with water at a...
A Response to ‘Rolling Stone’: Many Young Jews Like Me Support Israel
Photo: Israeli American Council/Wikimedia Commons Marisa Kabas frames her May 21 “Cultural Commentary” for Rolling Stone by telling readers how torn she is about Israel as an American Jew. ( “Young American Jews Have Reached a Tipping Point with Israel”) In her mind, being raised Jewish, with “Tikkun Olam — the Jewish principle...