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Alan Aziz

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Haifa and the Technion embody coexistence. Hackney should learn from them, not turn away

Around a quarter of its students are Arab Israelis, a higher proportion than Arab citizens make up in Israel's population as a whole. Nearly 70 per cent of those Arab students are women, many the first in their families to study engineering, medicine or science

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Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze students at the Technion (Image: Technion UK)

An Iranian Jew prays in the Rabbi Zadeh synagogue in Shiraz 29 April 2000 (Photo by HENGHAMEH FAHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)

For this Jew with Iranian roots, the conflict isn’t just geopolitical. It’s geopersonal

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Israeli innovation is the best answer to the boycotters

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Technion plays a crucial role in Israel’s infrastructure, security and economy. Industries in which it has made life-changing advancements include energy, water and healthcare, and it’s impossible to look at the diverse student body, 20 per cent of whom are Arab, and not feel hope.

Why Israel and the world love the Technion

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Israel owes so much to the brilliance of the Technion

The university has been at the forefront of Israel’s defence even before the state was founded

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December 16, 2024 10:56

The Iron Dome, which was invented by a team of alumni from the Technion (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel’s at war – but keeps on innovating

The start-up nation solves problems to create a better world, even during war time

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June 30, 2024 09:29

Israel’s at war – but keeps on innovating

Why can’t anti-Israel protesters just stay at home and read a book?

Those who vilify Israel might be surprised to learn that Israel invented the first mobile phone

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March 8, 2024 11:54

Anti-Israel march in London on October 21, 2023 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s AI sector is its true intelligence service

From defence technology to gaming and bee husbandry, the start-up nation is buzzing

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August 3, 2023 12:05

Artificial Intelligence Technology, OpenAI Conversation Automation

Israel is starting to win the battle with cancer

With half of us expected to develop cancer at some point, recent breakthroughs are huge

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February 2, 2023 10:14

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Why are there so many Jewish Nobel winners?

Fascinatingly, our association with scientific breakthroughs is a recent development

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December 8, 2022 12:52

Why are there so many Jewish Nobel winners?

Remembering Chaim Weizmann, the brilliant first president of Israel

The renowned polymath and father of the state was a legendary figure in the three different fields in which he left his mark

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November 3, 2022 14:02

Remembering Chaim Weizmann, the brilliant first president of Israel

Only Israel could create honey without bees

Scientists from the Startup Nation are solving the world’s environmental crises one at a time

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September 22, 2022 12:04

Only Israel could create honey without bees

Could the land of milk and honey save the world's bees?

Across the world, the vital insects are dying out, but Israeli innovation offers hope of a cure

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May 26, 2022 14:13

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Read all about it? Not when it comes to good news from Israel

Just why do the British media prefer spurious apartheid smears to extraordinary medical and technological breakthroughs?

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May 9, 2022 15:16

PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL - JANUARY 15: An Israeli technician slides a completed Micro SDM-1 card into a trolley at an ECI Telecom high-tech plant January 15, 2003 in Petah Tikva which is located in central Israel. ECI Telecom, which specializes in telecommunication networking solutions, is placed amongst the 10 leading companies in Israel with its sales in excess of US$1.2 billion last year and employs over 3,500 employess worldwide. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

The greatest Briton was one of Britain’s greatest Zionists

Churchill had a heart that was “full of sympathy for Zionism”

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November 26, 2021 11:05

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How did Israel become a science powerhouse?

There are many plausible theories, but the key is the steady investment in its many students

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September 9, 2021 10:52

How did Israel become a science powerhouse?

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