September, 2020

FORGING A MORE ENDURING ISRAEL-UAE PEACE

University of Haifa President Prof. Ron Robin was asked by a number of media outlets to share his insights on the meaning of the historic Israel-UAE normalization agreement for Israel and the region. “The UAE is the region's business hub and a centre of cultural tolerance in the Arab world,” notes Prof. Robin. “The Israel-UAE deal means that the Emirates will become an important player in broad Middle East peace efforts and may very well position Abu Dhabi as an ‘idea capital’ through higher education. I think we can learn from each other a spirit of enterprise and creativity.” Prof. Robin was responsible for establishing NYU Abu Dhabi in 2010 and spent eight years in the UAE capital city.” Read op-ed in NY Daily News

EXPLORING CONFLICTS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN The Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center (HMS) recently brought together policy-makers, military officials, analysts, and scholars from France, the UK, Turkey, Greece, Russia, Cyprus, the US, and Israel to discuss geopolitical issues around the Eastern Mediterranean. The HMS symposium highlighted the challenge to the area’s status quo caused by the development of Turkey’s 2006 “Blue Homeland” maritime policy, which argues that existing maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean are both unjust and illegal. Read more

NEW THOUGHTS ON PHOENICIAN FIGURINES In a recent scientific study of a trove of clay figurines found near Israel's coast nearly five decades ago, researchers led by Dr. Meir Edrey of the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies proposed a new theory suggesting that the artifacts were thrown into the sea by an ancient cult as offerings. “The majority of these figurines display attributes related to fertility, to childbearing and to pregnancy,” explains Dr. Edrey. The researchers believe that the collection was not deposited there all at once in a shipwreck. Rather, the figurines accumulated over roughly 400 years, between the 7th and 3rd centuries BCE, in a series of ritual offerings as part of a cult devoted to seafaring and fertility. Read more

DON'T MISS THESE UPCOMING WEBINARS

"Better Science Through Academic Diversity" Wednesday, September 9 11:30 am EDT A discussion with PROFESSOR RON ROBIN, PH.D. President, University of Haifa and MINISTER TAMMY BEN-HAIM Minister for Public Diplomacy, Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. How does a University transform into a “Multiversity”? Join Professor Robin and Minister Ben-Haim to hear about the importance of diversity and the roadmap to creating an institute of higher learning that is innovative and forward-looking. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.

"The Wonderful World of Oceanic Jellyfish" Thursday, September 10 12 pm EDT with PROFESSOR DROR ANGEL Marine Ecologist, Department of Maritime Civilizations School of Marine Science, University of Haifa CLICK HERE  to register

SAVE THE DATE Thursday, September 24, 12 pm EDT "Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Impacts of COVID-19 on Elections" A discussion with Dr. Eli Somer, Clinical Psychology Professor, School of Social Work, University of Haifa, and expert in Psychological Stress and Israel Waismel-Manor, Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science, University of Haifa.

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