The issue of Qatar gets to the heart of the policy dilemma facing Western nations in the Middle East, in that the emirate effectively plays both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The tech giants’ organizational culture raises significant questions about the wisdom of granting them exclusive control over Israel’s government data for the next seven years.
They raised concerns about the effect of the BDS endorsement on the “well-being of Jewish and Zionist students at Harvard, some of whom have already reported that they have become alienated from the newspaper on account of the inhospitable culture that prevails there.”
Bilateral trade is up 85% over 2021, according to Azerbaijan's Economy Ministry, and more than 90 Israeli firms are currently operating in the country.
“All students deserve to learn in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment,” said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education.
Masa Israel Teaching Fellows offer college students from North America the chance to build skills, gain experience, learn about Israel and its citizens, and hopefully, become Jewish leaders of the future.
In the past half-decade, illegal Palestinian building and infrastructure have sprawled across more than 9,000 dunams (nine square kilometers) in 250 locations with access roads, retaining walls and terracing.