Sunday, March 9, 2014

‘Israeli apartheid week’ events held at over 200 universities, including Hebrew University

Image from photo exhibit at Hebrew University (image by 972mag)
Image from photo exhibit at Hebrew University (image by 972mag)
IMEMC 7 Mar by Celine Hagbard — A week of events organized to bring attention to Israel’s practices and policies which resemble the South African race-based system known as apartheid were held at hundreds of universities from March 2nd to 7th 2014. Among the universities that held events this year was the Israeli Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where a photo exhibit documented some of the issues faced by Palestinians living under occupation. The week of film screenings, cultural events, discussions and lectures was meant to draw attention to the parallels between the Israeli policies, including the more than fifty Israeli laws that explicitly discriminate against Palestinians.
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