As defenders of Israel, we are constantly emphasizing that Israel promotes unconditional co-existence and would never stand for such an awful establishment like institutional discrimination. However, what if I said we were wrong and that Israel does, in fact, actively permit prejudice to flourish? We as educators commit a severe...
CJAM’s Biased Coverage of an Israeli Speaker: Sloppy Journalism or Outright Bigotry?
On Wednesday last week, the University of Windsor Jewish Students Association (JSA), an Emet for Israel supported organization, brought Ishmael Khaldi, an Israeli Bedouin diplomat, to campus to speak about Bedouin and minority rights in Israel. This provided an excellent opportunity to open up a respectful dialogue about the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is sorely...
Israel on Campus – The Way to Succeed
On October 21st, University of Windsor Jewish Students Association, an Emet for Israel supported organization, hosted Ishmael Khaldi, the first Bedouin Israeli diplomat. During his lecture entitled, “One Man’s story, of Israel’s culture, society & politics, from the perspective of a Bedouin minority, in the Jewish State,” Khaldi discussed his...
Response: Violence should not be the method of peace in the Middle East
In his piece, Toivo Asheeke asks Binghamton to embrace the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, a vibrant democracy in a sea of oppressive and dictatorial regimes, in response to recent Palestinian violence. “Hoping” that the current Palestinian “rebellion,” a wave of indiscriminate attacks against innocent Israelis, will bring...
Rabin’s Assassination: 20 Years On
On October 31st, 100,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv in Rabin square to memorialize Prime Minister’s Yitzkah Rabin on 20 the year anniversary of his assassination. Yitzhak Rabin was born in 1922 in Jerusalem and grew up in a Zionist home. He had a long military career, including serving...
Letter to the Editor: Facts Matter
In light of a recent letter-to-the-editor published in the Oracle, I feel it is necessary to set the half-truths straight and the lies presented realized for what they are. I felt compelled to respond to Mr. Saleh’s article regarding actress Mayim Bialik and her experiences of anti-semitism in America. ...
The Iranian Threat to Israel and the World
Over the summer, a lot of you probably heard about Iran and Israel. Tensions were rising between the two nations over Iran’s goal to gain nuclear weapons. Iran is an existential threat to Israel, the Middle East, the United States and many other countries for so many reasons. If Iran...
The First Annual Great Danes for Israel & CAMERA Leadership Banquet
CAMERA’s Emet for Israel supported group at SUNY Albany, Great Danes for Israel, held their first Annual Leadership Banquet went off with ought a hitch. With over 75 students and faculty in attendance as well as representatives from over 20 key student organizations, the banquet was extremely successful and well...