Dror and Darwish speak at Carleton University

dhadad — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:03 +0000

On November 3, Ottawa’s student club, the Israel Awareness Committee had a series of speakers at Carleton University. Ben Dror Yemini a Journalist from Maariv as well as Nonie Darwish. Yemini demonstrated that Israel is demonized in the media, referencing to global genocides that are not covered in news. He drew that Israel has suffered greatly from its negative portrayal in the media and resolved that this imagery is a catalyst for Anti Israel sentiments. Darwish spoke about her experience as an Egyptian women rebelling from Islamic faith. She discussed different Muslim laws. Her presentation sparked much debate amongst students at the lecture which resulted in interesting and fruitful discussions.

McMaster student groups host Ben Dror

dhadad — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:03 +0000

Ma’ariv Opinions editor, Ben Dror, spoke to a crowd of over 50 students and faculty. Dror’s presentation was titled “Israel and the New Antisemitism: Exploring the line between legitimate criticism and demonetization”. The event was s ponsored by: McMaster Israel on Campus, Jewish Faculty Association, the Jewish Student Association & UJA Federation of Hamilton. A dinner preceded the event.

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Dror and Darwish speak at Carleton University

McMaster student groups host Ben Dror