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It’s Anti-Apartheid Week in the U.K.!
by Elhanan Miller
March 1, 2016

Lea was walking out of a lecture at Cambridge University when she noticed a peculiar occurrence outside the history building. Metal fencing had been put up, and young blonde students wearing khakis and carrying fake plastic guns were shouting orders at passers-by, next to an Israeli flag and a sign reading “stop for inspection” in Hebrew, English, and Arabic. “It was really surreal and quite terrifying,” said the 21-year-old student, who asked that her full name not be used for fear of retribution. The mock checkpoint was the kick-off event of “Israeli Apartheid Week” on campuses across the United Kingdom. READ MORE