What is Israeli Apartheid Week?

Apartheid Week is an annual event on college campuses, featuring mock checkpoints, fake eviction notices, and problematic speakers meant to intimidate and harass students. SJP and its supporters designed the campaign specifically to alarm students and increase hostility for Jews and Zionists, all under the guise of “awareness” of Palestinian struggles.

 

However, bringing terrorists to campus does not spread awareness, nor help Palestinians; spreading misinformation does not bring awareness either; attacking Jewish students certainly does not bring awareness. On the contrary, it increases hostility and incites hatred, fear, and division.


As part of our #apartheidweekexposed campaign, we are exposing what Israeli Apartheid Week is really about: demonizing Israel and spreading propaganda.

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