Israeli Apartheid Week Heats Up
Posted by Samara Greenberg
Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 1:15 PM | Permalink | Comment
The Sixth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week is now in full swing. The week, which takes place over 14 days (March 1-14, 2010), aims "to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system and to build Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns as part of a growing global BDS movement," according to the event's official website. Events will be held in 40 major cities across the globe, including Beirut, Boston, London, Montreal, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Johannesburg, Hebron, New York, and more.
Apartheid Week, whose name implies a moral equivalence between Israel and apartheid South Africa, aims to discredit Israel in the international community, and has understandably raised serious concerns within the Jewish community. Tellingly, the organizers do not address the peace process at all, rather they are "devoted to the demonization of Israel." Various pro-Israel organizations have come out in support of the country, including Aish HaTorah, whose Hasbara Fellowship graduates founded Israel Peace Week. The program runs concurrently with Israel Apartheid Week on 40 campuses in North America and Australia.
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