spotted on campus • Tables were set up and Toronto police and York security were present for this year’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at York, hosted by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA). However, Jewish student group Hasbara@York took a different approach this year to counter IAW: Israel Peace Week.
Despite the high tension and amount of police and security near Vari Hall, students engaged each other in passionate discussion about their opinion on the matter.
“[It’s] about dealing with the media and how important that is,” says Hasbara president Oriyah Barzilay. “If we’re trying to move towards peace, we need to be aware of the media being streamed to children. These children are potentially the ones who can bring peace.”
Both groups will be tabling near and around Vari Hall to raise awareness for their group’s cause until the end of this week.
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