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BICOM Podcast: Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg
on the Israeli economy

Professor Manuel Trajtenberg is a leading Israeli economist and key economic advisor to Finance Minister Yair Lapid. In this interview he discusses Israel's economic challenges, as well as a new Israeli government scheme he is launching to promote scholarships for Israeli Arab students to go into higher education. Read more

Left Foot Forward: Peace makers promote
peace, not boycotts, by Toby Greene

BICOM Director of Research Toby Greene made the case against boycotts of Israel in a post for Left Foot Forward. Read more

The Guardian: Israel's real target is not
Syria but Hezbollah, by Michael Herzog

“Reports of Israeli airstrikes in Syria have frequently obscured the issues that are really driving Israel’s decision-making. The most important notion to dispel is that Israel... Read more

Hezbollah plays major role in
Assad military offensive

Hezbollah is widely reported to have played its’ most significant role yet in Syria’s bloody conflict, yesterday providing important ground support for President Assad’s forces... Read more

Egyptian police close Gaza
crossing after Sinai kidnappings

Egypt’s police force closed the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip following the kidnapping of seven Egyptian policemen and soldiers by Islamist gunmen... Read more

Israeli scholarship scheme for Arab students
launched in London

Senior Israeli economist Professor Manuel Trajtenberg, who is tipped by some as the next Bank of Israel Governor, announced the launch of the Israeli government’s... Read more

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