Israel Apartheid Week Starting In 87 Cities Worldwide
Nerve center is Britain, with events at Oxford, Cambridge, other prestigious campuses.
By Yarden Skop | Feb. 24, 2014
The 10th annual Israel Apartheid Week is being marked this and next week in 87 cities around the world, with Britain having the largest number of them.
The initiative is part of the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement’s campaign against Israel, focusing on its continued control of the occupied territories.
Most of the related events take place on university campuses and are organized by Palestinian student groups or their allies. The events include lectures, meetings with speakers who oppose Israeli policies, including Israeli students who live abroad, film screenings – including several showings of “5 Broken Cameras,” the Israeli-Palestinian Oscar-nominated documentary about the struggles of the village of Bil’in against the security barrier – and demonstrations calling for boycotts of Israel.
In England, events will take place at Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics and other prestigious institutions. Israeli speakers will include professors Ilan Pappe and Avi Shlaim.
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