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IAW 2010

On Monday, basic groups in more than 40 cities on every continent launched the Israel Apartheid Week to inform the public about the apartheid regime in Israel, in the occupied territories and in Jerusalem, to inform about the siege of Gaza and and to advertize the international boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign (BDS).

In recent years, the events against apartheid were just like the apartheid itself left out from most of the mass media. That is is different this year. This year’s Israeli Apartheid Week is an issue in many of the world mass media and many politicians, public figures and representatives of interest groups commented on it.

Of course, most of the mass media report derogatory about the fact that Israel is presented as an apartheid state. “Anti-Semitic”, “unfair” and “disgraceful” are some typical attributes used to describe the human rights activists, which aim for a more peaceful and equitable world. Who knows the power of Zionist lobbying organizations in the Western world will not be surprized by this. But the issue of apartheid in Israel and the occupied territories arrived in the public debate - with the exception of Germany. In Germany all mass media ignore the Israel Apartheid Week. Just Michael Borgstede referenced the Israel Apartheid Week in the Zionist-friendly paper “Die Welt” in one sentence as a sidestep shortly. But that Israeli apartheid is now internationally discussed is a great success for the activists.

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