Mideast Tension at UC Irvine Gets National Coverage
The LA Times emphasizes harassment of Muslims, and downplays—or ignores—hostility toward Jews and Zionists
Academia
Student Journals Shape the Discourse
In the last several years, students across North America have influenced the discourse on campus by launching Israel-focused publications. CAMERA has invited editors to share their experiences in founding and running such periodicals.
California Professor: Israeli Barrier Akin to Warsaw Ghetto
Foothill Community College's president makes empty pledges after a faculty member leveled false charges in school paper.
The Unscholarly Scholar
Professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan, editor of the International Journal of Middle East Studies. makes politically motivated blunders.
From ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ to Casualty Count, Prof. Qumsiyeh Errs
Mazin Qumsiyeh's July 27 New Haven Register op-ed contained highly distorted and unsubstantiated accusations against Israel. While many of the accusations were of a general nature, Qumsiyeh did make some specific allegations which are demonstrably false.
Fairness Overdue
Librarians select titles based, in part, on recommendations by Library Journal, which routinely endorses one-sided books by extreme critics of Israel.
Ford and Rockefeller Foundations Institute Responsible, New Funding Policy
In a May 4, 2004 Wall Street Journal article, "Colleges Object to New Wording in Ford Grants," journalist Daniel Golden reports on important new funding policies of the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation:
University of Illinois Columnist Fully Apologizes
University of Illinois journalism student, Mariam Sobh, apologizes for including a phony, incendiary quotation attributed to Ariel Sharon.
Dispelling the Myth of White Colonial Israel
A more accurate picture of Israel emerges when its supporters highlight the country's majority non-European population.
Anti-Israel Venom at University of Illinois Paper
Mariam Sobh, a student columnist and journalism major, used bogus, defamatory quotes and got away with barely a slap on the wrist.