I'd like to re-pose the age-old question: "If Israeli Apartheid Week happens on campus and no one notices, does it make a sound?"
Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) officially took place on campuses across the U.S. over the course of February 24-March 2, although the exact boundaries of the "week" varied somewhat.
When we set out to monitor events at Legal Insurrection, we expected an avalanche. But it never showed up. There were events, but none seemed to have much energy or attendance.
We're just starting the "Israeli Apartheid week" in Europe too, but even in Sussex, England,
only 8 people showed up to the BDS march. That may reflect that even in Britain, a hotbed of anti-Israel activities on campus, IAW is losing steam,
UK Students Say 'Israel Apartheid Week' Losing Steam.
Has Israeli Apartheid Week peaked already in the U.S.?
The Jewish Press reported that pro-Israel counter-events
outnumbered IAW events.
We had trouble finding reports of any large-scale IAW activities, and those that did occur failed to draw coverage or attendance on numerous campuses.
For example, at the University of Maryland, only 12 of 426 invited guests rsvp'ed as attending the IAW event, "
The Wall Must Fall." Neither did the event receive any coverage from their student
newspaper.
