Israeli Apartheid Week 2009 May Be Coming To A Campus Near You

[Purveyor]

Israeli Apartheid Week will take place on March 1-8 on college campuses in 27 cities internationally, in what has become a growing phenomenon since the annual event was started in 2005.

Although the schedule for this year's version has not yet been released, a message on its Web site makes clear what the focus will be: "This year, IAW occurs in the wake of Israel's barbaric assault against the people of Gaza. Lectures, films and actions will make the point that these latest massacres further confirm the true nature of Israeli Apartheid."

The event aims "to continue to build and strengthen the growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement at a global level," according to the site.

An archive of past Israeli Apartheid Weeks on apartheidweek.org confirms the event's growing popularity. In 2005, the event took place only in Toronto. The next year, it grew to include Montreal and Oxford. Five locations, including New York, were added in 2007, bringing it to the United States for the first time.

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[mike_c]

1. I'd like to see this at my university....

eom

[Howardx]

2. cue the whining

5 4 3 2 1...........

[azurnoir]

3. Coming to a University near me?

I'll have to find out.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Same ole, same ole.

:eyes:

[Sezu]

6. Always a market for a lil old

Jew hate my man. Where is that dang well?

:sarcasm:

[rockymountaindem]

5. I remember when that started in Toronto

I think the Canadian Federation of Jewish Students got the event kicked off campus because people had to sign some kind of pledge in order to attend.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. Clones of this are all over many campuses

Anti Israel/Anti Jew protests are scheduled on campus
Pro Israel/Pro Jewish groups set up counter displays which gets the protesters riled up.
Shouting matches ensue often with incidental vandalism and physical contact. Incidents are videoed
Videographers are attacked and attempts are made to *liberate* their video.
Campus security asks the Jewish groups to close up, enforcing the hecklers veto
Video of all of the above events hit the media and YouTube
Campus and police complaints are filed based on the video
Administration calls for calm, promises action, but does nothing
Repeat several times a year.