The 1987 IUSY Festival was organised by the

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in July of that year. The theme of the festival was the power of solidarity and notable events included speeches by the

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from

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and a tentative (and rather hostile) discussion between the Israeli Labor Party Youth and the

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(GUPS), the exile student wing of the

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. Other events of note included a row between the

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of the RSL/Militant Tendency dominated

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(LPYS) and the festival organisers (the British Labour Party's student wing, the

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(NOLS) sided with the organisers in trying to keep the LPYS delegation - led by

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- out). Two coaches of LPYS members were initially denied entrance to the festival and left stranded outside the event for a number of hours. The LPYS lobbied delegations attending IUSY and won support to attend the festival and took an active part in the event. During the festival a place in Valencia was renamed to Plaza Olof Palme in the presence of

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chairman of the

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. The festival closed with a rally addressed by the

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and

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(PSOE) leader

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References

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