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"Israel Apartheid Week" went global this year, with anti-Israel events scheduled in England, Norway, Canada, major South African cities, and in cities across America. In most places, the "week" consisted of only one event, but in New York, there were five.
In the Big Apple however, IAW promoters ran into major opposition as organized pro-Israel students put them squarely on the defensive- all _week long. The David Project (full disclosure: I am its president) along with other groups spearheaded an effort to prepare pro-Israel students to counter these events.
Last week's column reported the first NYC event at a church in Greenwich Village a bust: only 50 anti-Zionists showed up along with five courageous supporters of Israel, who spoiled the party with hard, challenging questions.
The second event, at The Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Center brought only 12 hard core haters. The...