Anthony Berteaux, a CAMERA Fellow and rising senior at San Diego State University majoring in journalism, was once a staunch activist for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)’s campaign against Israel. Today, he is a pro-Israel activist. This past week, he attended CAMERA’s annual Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference, sharing his story...
From SJP to Pro-Israel: Rezwan’s Story
Rezwan Ovo Haq, a student at the University of Central Florida, advocates strongly for that in which he believes. As a Muslim, Rezwan is devoted to helping fellow Muslims and Palestinians. He “used to believe Israel was an ‘Apartheid’ state, a terrorist state, a regime that routinely oppresses the Palestinians” and was very...
SJP Speaker Josh Reubner
Contibuted by CAMERA Fellow David Enav. On October 16th, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston brought in a speaker, Josh Ruebner, who spoke about why he thinks Israel and the United States have failed to establish peace and a Palestinian state. Although Ruebner spoke of his...
Why SJP is Antithetical to Stanford Values
This piece was originally published in The Stanford Daily on February 9, 2015 by Stanford student Sophie Schulman. It is reproduced in full below. Why SJP is Antithetical to Stanford Values “Don’t come back,” was the last thing I heard as I walked out of Stanford SJP’s (Students for Justice in...
CAMERA Fellow at U Florida Corrects SJP Lies
CAMERA Fellow at the University of Florida, Naor Amir, just published an article in The Alligator refuting false claims made by SJP student Amanda Nelson. In her piece, Nelson advocated the boycott of companies that do business with Israel. Naor contradicted her claims and advocated, instead, for a more comprehensive understanding...
SJP Thuggery: Thoughts from Divest This
From The Editor’s Desk: Thought of the Day (TOTD) If you’re a regular to CAMERA on Campus, or even a recipient of one of our famous packages of “goodies” (accurate, informational material and CAMERA swag to pass out on campus), you’re probably familiar with the pamphlet and blog, Divest This....
Observant Jewish Student Laughed Out of SJP Meeting For Going to Pray
Joshua Seed, a student at SUNY Binghamton and a member of our CCAP- supported group, BUZO, was recently mocked by SJP members for the sin of leaving a meeting to go pray. Joshua, who attends SJP meetings regularly to become familiar with SJP’s narrative, was so appalled at the blatant...
Concern Regarding SJP at Simmons College
Dear President Drinan, My name is Allison Moldoff and I am a junior here at Simmons College. Last semester I went on a study abroad in Tel Aviv, Israel. Upon my return, I was chosen as a Campus Fellow for CAMERA: The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in...