European Students' Union visits Israel despite campus boycott calls

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Image from article, with caption: Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan speaks before European Students' Union representatives in Jerusalem, Monday

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The European Students' Union began its biannual seminar on Monday in Jerusalem, with 120 student representatives from 37 countries arriving for a week's visit. ...

Ram Shefa, head of the National Union of Israeli Students, said: "The student leaders of today are those who will stand in senior public positions later. I see being a part of this global organization as a real mission for our public diplomacy. Today [European] students are exposed to a misleading picture that doesn't match the complexity of reality here. I hope that this current visit will help change the image of Israel in Europe's young leaders, and despite the opposition, we therefore insisted on hosting the organization in Israel." ...