A few weeks ago, an anti-Israel conference took place in the Irish city of Cork. Zionist activist David Collier went along, and wrote three articles on his blog, detailing the hideous event. A subsequent event was planned for Trinity College Dublin, which attempted to legitimize an academic boycott, or as CAMERA tipper...
The Untold Story of Jewish Refugees from Yemen
One of the great forgotten stories of the 20th century is that of the Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Close to a million Jewish residents of Arab countries were forced to leave their homes in the years around the creation of the State of Israel, but their story is rarely...
Openly Gay Israeli Defense Commander Visits UF While on Tour
At 12 years old, Hen Mazzig was almost blown up by a suicide bomber while on his way to an ice-cream shop. Amid the smoke and fire, the 27-year-old Israeli said he only remembers people crying. “I was seconds from not being here today,” Mazzig told a small crowd gathered...
Hen Mazzig Delivers at Boston College
On March 20th, CAMERA-supported group Eagles for Israel, along with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), hosted Hen Mazzig at Boston College. As the CAMERA Fellow at BC, and as Co-President of the university’s only official pro-Israel advocacy group, I was ecstatic about the opportunity...
Creating a New Conversation about Israel at UWindsor
Too often, conversation about Israel ends up focusing exclusively on the Israeli – Palestinian conflict. While this is obviously a vital element of Israel’s story, the leaders of CAMERA-supported group UWindsor Jewish Students Association feel that this leaves people with a one-dimensional view of the country – so they decided to organize...
Jewish and Muslim Students Unite For Syrians
The war in Syria is now in it’s sixth year, and it is one of the great crises of our times – half a million people have been killed, and half the country have been forced from their homes. Many people around the world feel helpless, with no way of...
Israel’s CWRU Campaigns to Save a Child’s Heart
Every 29 hours, the pediatric cardiac surgical unit of Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) saves a desperately ill child from a developing country, in one of their medical facilities in Israel or as part of one of their medical missions to a developing country. Thanks to this organization, thousands of...
The (Sometimes) Uncomfortable Truth
Students at Yeshiva University are not generally attacked for their pro-Israel views and often feel comfortable discussing them publicly. But how about when out and about in the city? When visiting a friend on a secular college campus? In the office of an internship or a job? The discomfort tends...