Some advocacy groups urge students to counter misinformation at anti-Israel events, but not through direct confrontation. The non-confrontational approach prevails at campuses across the country.
“If there’s a strong Israeli Apartheid Week, make sure you have a strong Israel Week,”
Cara Stern, Staff Reporter,
Should students tackle anti-Israel activities on campus head-on – setting up counter-events or even urging universities to ban groups and events from taking place – or is it best to downplay them in the hope of minimizing their impact?
York University students drape Israeli flags to counter an anti-Israel rally in 2009. – Photo source: The Canadian Jewish News
That’s the central question for young pro-Israel advocates facing groups and individuals at their schools who are hostile to the Jewish state.
Brad Ross, a spokesman for the transit commission, told JTA on Monday that the ads were turned down because they were “inaccurate and misleading.” The ads were intended to run on buses and subways, as well as the commission’s shelters.
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