Pro-Israel students on Columbia campus face off against Apartheid Week, with WJC help

2017. március 1 05:04

Pro-Israel students on Columbia campus face off against Apartheid Week, with WJC help

 

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Small blog whatsapp image 2017 02 28 at 12.47.25 pm 1 Pro-Israel students on Columbia campus face off against Apartheid Week, with WJC helpJust 250 meters from a BDS exhibit, the World Jewish Congress and pro-Israeli students set up the photo exhibition “Faces of Israel,” to show a different side of Israel to students susceptible to Apartheid Week messaging.
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