Now that the dust has settled and we have had time to catch our breath, it’s time to take a moment and internalize what happened in Israel these past few weeks. Israel and its citizens have been put through the ringer. In the span of about 10 days, hundreds of terrorist rockets...
Marginalizing Womanhood and Judaism on Campus
In 1851, Sojourner Truth—abolitionist, feminist and former slave—delivered her pivotal speech titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. She shared her strife, her struggle and her ever-growing frustration with society and government alike. Just released from the oppressive grasp of slavery, she sought to...
Amidst a Sea of Secularism, God Returns to Gower Street
“What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?” wondered Tertullian in the 2nd Century AD. Holy water was worlds apart from the olive groves of philosophy and academe in the Roman Empire. And indeed UCL’s ancestry, Brougham, Campbell & Robinson, echoed Tertullian in Victorian England. Jeremy Bentham envisaged UCL as an...
Highlights: A Year in Review – 2019
"CAMERA welcomes the strengthened legal measures that will enable Jewish students to enjoy the same protections as others. It's important to note that the legal effort against campus antisemitism began in 2004 with a "Dear colleague letter" from the Office of Civil Rights, and was underscored in 2010 with another...
Political Agenda Found in the Classroom at John Jay College
Photo: Tommy Gao/Wikimedia Commons While the general goal of college is to educate students in preparation for the professional world, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City is distinctive in that it educates for justice. John Jay focuses on developing students in order to create individuals...
Jewish Students Must Stop ‘Debating’ The Hate Against Them And Start Fighting It
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...
Noura Erakat’s Reinterpretation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Noura Erakat’s speech at Columbia Law School on Oct. 24 was articulate and intelligent, mirroring many students on our campus. The Palestinian American attorney and activist spoke about her new book Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, in which she examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of international...
Campus News, Plus: CAMERA Invites You to Our Soldiers Speak Annual Regional Briefing – 2019
"CAMERA seeks a full-time Campus Advisor to join its growing team of young professionals providing support and guidance to students interested in Israel activism. The Advisor will oversee CAMERA Fellows, CAMERA-supported Israel organizations, and help develop and implement effective measures to meet challenges facing Zionist students. The position will be...