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Top US professor lands in Israel, volunteers in Gaza border communities

By: Ynetnews  Published: December 20, 2023 Prof. Eugene Koonin arrives in Israel for academic conference at University of Haifa, but doesn’t miss opportunity to lend a hand in border towns; ‘We won’t let terrorism stop us,’ he says “I came here to declare proudly that I stand by Israel,” says Prof. Eugene Koonin, a member of […]

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A surprising swarm of jellyfish has reached the Haifa shores in winter

By: Judy Siegel-Itzkovich  Published On: December 20, 2023 Jellyfish have been thought only to be a summer phenomenon, however, a surprising appearance of jellyfish in December has raised new questions. After an unusually jellyfish-free summer, a swarm of the wandering filamentous kind has been seen off the coast of Haifa. “This swarm, unlike the ones that […]

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American Jewry raised $1 billion for Israel in first month of war, scholars say

By: Canaan Lidor  Published: December 14, 2023 The Jewish Federations of North America is responsible for $602 million and the rest came from various groups and friendship associations, the Ruderman Program researchers estimate North American Jewry raised about $1 billion for Israel in the first month of its war with Hamas, the authors of a new […]

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In the News

With shortage of physicians and only six Israeli medical schools, three more being planned

“The increasing shortage of doctors is placing the education of doctors in real danger, and it demands a quick response," the organizers said.

The four stages of Hamas’s psychological warfare – analysis

Recent propaganda videos featuring Israeli hostages, including Sasha Trupanov, and false claims of abducted soldiers, underscore a brutal strategy to attack Israel through fear and manipulation.

Haifa Symposium: Religion as a path to peace amid Middle East conflict

“This is not a religious war. Israel is not and will never be at war with Islam or any religion,” Herzog told attendees.

The University of Haifa Presents: Dig, Dive and Discover!

University of Haifa’s School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures (SAMC), has launched a new science-oriented international master’s program in archaeological research.

Israel’s National Student Union creates plan to combat incitement to terror

Under this program, all associations—except those that voted against it—committed to taking action against lecturers or students who have expressed or will express support for terrorism.