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Students complete training ahead of Israel Apartheid Week

A group of 60 young people concluded a full-day of training preparing them to argue for the Jewish state during the week of anti-Israel activity

  • A group photo with a StandWithUs banner
    A group photo with a StandWithUs banner
  • A session on Israel advocacy
    A session on Israel advocacy
  • A group photo of the trainees
    A group photo of the trainees
  • A session with Tom wilson from Henry Jackson Society
    A session with Tom wilson from Henry Jackson Society
  • session 3 at the Israeli embassy
    session 3 at the Israeli embassy
  • Session with an embassy spokesperson
    Session with an embassy spokesperson

Student advocates for Israel have finished a StandWithUs training programme preparing them to counter the annual Israel Apartheid Week at the end of March.

A group of 60 students concluded a full-day training session on Sunday, which included a presentation from a director of the Henry Jackson Society, together with involvement from Jewish and pro-Israel student groups.

The sessions covered international law, Israel history and media training from the Israeli embassy’s press attaché.

Organisers said there was “a focus on practical skills such as answering difficult questions, debating techniques and branding Israel differently on campus”.

Tamir Oren, a director of StandWithUs UK, said the training would let the student advocates be “proactive rather than reactive,” adding: “We will not stand still while Israel is being labelled and lies are spread around our campuses and communities.”

Oren said that by the start of Israel Apartheid Week, his group would be launching 40 campus initiatives at universities across the country.

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