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Indeed, deflect with "Brand Israel."Dayan, for his part, insisted on remaining on stage and responding to the students' calls. The event continued as planned, and the consul even agreed to answer questions from those who interrupted the lecture and repeatedly explained the Israeli position.
Following the lecture, Dayan said, “In my lecture to the students, I described the tremendous success of Israel in its 69 years of existence. It seems as though that the description of the prosperity and progress of Israel was too much for the Palestinian students in the audience and they started to go wild.”
"We were not deterred and continued to talk about the achievements of Zionism until they left the hall loudly. I was glad that the organizers told me afterwards that my words and answers to the demonstrators strengthened the pro-Israel side on the campus," Dayan concluded.
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Pro-PA students try to silence Consul General