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Source: http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=625&PID=0&IID=2778

The University of Toronto - Where Israel Apartheid Week Was Born

[Jewish Political Studies Review] Avi Weinryb - At the University of Toronto, a coalition of anti-Israel groups used the university campus as a launching pad for what has become an annual series of events in dozens of cities around the world. Protesters call for a one-state solution, crippling divestment from Israel, and heavy sanctions. Parallels are drawn between Israel and the apartheid system as it existed in South Africa, exposing thousands of students to a campaign of disinformation. The University of Toronto administration allows event organizers to use campus facilities and has never taken action against the event, nor responded to the objections of Jewish human rights organizations and student groups that feel threatened when legitimate criticism turns into thinly veiled anti-Semitism.

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