OVER 200 UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ‘ISRAEL APARTHEID WEEK’
Gaza City, 8 Jumadil Awal 1435/9 March 2014 (MINA) – Israel Occupation Apartheid Week kicked off at hundreds of universities across the world to bring attention to Israel’s practices and policies which resemble the South African race-based system known as apartheid. The week was started March 2nd lasted 7th 2014.
2014 marks the tenth year that students and activists have organized this event. South Africa is one of the biggest participants, where the week of events will take place from March 10th to 16th, ALRAY, Palestinian Media Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
The events shall include 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; and the South African system of apartheid, which blatantly discriminated against black South Africans until it was abolished in 1994.
In Toronto Canada, students organized a number of film screenings and discussions, including a discussion on ‘Pinkwashing, Homonationalism and Love under the time of Apartheid’. Universities from Paris, France to Sao Paolo Brazil have put together educational events and symposiums.
In Washington, DC, several organizations came together to organize the first First National Summit to Reassess the U.S.- Israel “Special Relationship” on March 7th at the National Press Club, which includes a long list of speakers addressing a number of topics regarding Israeli policies and the U.S. support for what the organizers say is a ‘special relationship’ with Israel that is harmful to U.S. interests. (T/E01/IR)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
