Amid efforts to isolate Israel on U.S. campuses, UCLA signs biomedical, exchange agreements with Hebrew U
The University of California, Los Angeles and Hebrew University of Jerusalem signed two memoranda of understanding on Tuesday. The first calls for a biomedical research collaboration between the universities that would “identify research priorities, encourage…
Assessment
Campus movements targeting Israel face a direct counter-narrative in this UCLA-Hebrew University partnership. Two MOUs, one for biomedical research and one for a five-year exchange, give both institutions institutional cover and real academic substance. Watch whether other major universities follow suit, since cooperation agreements carry more weight than public statements.