Middle East
“The endorsement will inevitably—and inequitably—discriminate against, exclude and isolate Israeli scholars by singling out the Israeli academy for boycott. The resolution’s assertion that the boycott ‘will not target individual students or scholars’ is untenable,” said Academic Engagement Network.
Jonathan Spyer, a researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said it’s “the latest episode in the effort to rehabilitate the Syrian president and return him to legitimacy in the Arab world and internationally.”
It is aimed to foster innovation, as well as boost airplane maintenance and transformation, working with Israel Aerospace Industries.
Its main thesis: Arab thinkers since the end of the 19th century, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, have viewed aspects of the Zionist enterprise as models the Arab world should adopt.
“The level of expectations and aspirations for the self-realization of the Arab citizens are on a steady upward trend,” the authors of a report by the Israel Democracy Institute said.
The partnership will focus on the exchange of researchers, experts and collections; archival research; access to library resources; and joint events and conferences.
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities has arranged for the shipment of 775 pounds of matzah to be distributed through the region, a nearly 20% increase as compared to Passover last year.
Begin Symposium kicks off in Jerusalem • Pastor John Hagee is awarded the Menachem Begin Support of Israel Award.
“The Abraham Accords, without question, are ushering in new era. We’ve already a shift in the vision for Middle East nations, a shift in thinking as to what are the possibilities for peace, a shift in actions seen at the people-to-people level, seen in travel, in energy projects, everywhere,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi is on the second day of a trip to the Gulf kingdom.
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi was welcomed by the chief of staff of the Bahraini Defense Force, as well as other senior military and state officials.
As the fifth daughter in a family of girls, Amal al-Sana’s birth was considered a tragedy. She didn’t let that stop her, and is today the widely-respected founder of two empowerment organizations for women.
