Israel Day is a unique opportunity each year for Israel On Campus to utilize the main atrium at the University Community Centre to high lite the best that Israel has to offer. This year’s theme was ” The Israeli Shuk”. The entire room was transformed into a large Israeli marketplace, selling and displaying everything from dead sea products to Free falafel for all! As well, a  group of students at the Jewish Day School performed beautifully on the main stage, featuring Israeli song and dance. There was a strong element of education, with interactive information booths about the history, culture, religions, and beauty that make up Israel. Booths displayed the various humanitarian efforts pursued by Israel, A large model Kotel in which to to insert notes, traditional Israeli food, famous Israeli places and faces and much much more! This program and others like it provide an opportunity for the student community by getting beyond the politics, and finding a common ground.

On October 26th the IOC (Israel on Campus) at UWO (University of Western Ontario) held a screening of the Alan Dershowitz film based on his acclaimed book, The Case for Israel. In his book, Dershowitz outlines legal validity to the Jewish state and addresses the widely believed myths about Israel, screening the film adaptation of this book helped enlighten those who attended on many issues surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The screening was attended by more then 150 students.