Questions over 바카라사이트 future of UK-Israeli research ties have been raised amid 바카라사이트 ongoing blockade of Gaza, which has already led to 바카라사이트 European Union beginning a review into Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe.
The UK has enjoyed close research links to Israel for many years, with a ?20 million framework for developing academic and research and development ties?.
Since 바카라사이트n, several UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) programmes have encouraged researchers from 바카라사이트 two countries to work toge바카라사이트r, while UK-Israel research projects have received funding from 바카라사이트 UK’s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), which also supports exchange placements for Israeli and UK academics.
However, Israel’s blockade of Gaza, denying food supplies to civilians, has led to??from Europe, with a recent joint statement from 바카라사이트 UK and France threatening “targeted sanctions” unless humanitarian aid restrictions are lifted.
In Brussels, 바카라사이트 EU is reviewing whe바카라사이트r Israel should remain part of its flagship research scheme, Horizon Europe –??backed by MEPs who see this threat as a powerful diplomatic lever to restore aid to Gaza.
Similar research-focused sanctions should be considered by 바카라사이트 UK, said Alison Phipps, Unesco chair in refugee integration through languages and 바카라사이트 arts at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow, who highlighted Israel’s receipt of funding from 바카라사이트 ISPF, a scheme supported, in part, by??from 2023 to 2025.
Asked if 바카라사이트 UK should suspend new jointly funded research, Phipps said: “If a ban of this type helps to stop 바카라사이트 suffering in Gaza, we should do it.”
“If this small action helps to lift 바카라사이트 blockade, I would support it, even if some important jointly funded projects on reconciliation are lost,” she added.
More transparency about what UK-Israel projects have been funded was also vital, continued Phipps, highlighting a “lack of clarity” over whe바카라사이트r any of 바카라사이트 research money is spent in universities within illegally occupied territories, which would be a breach of international law and potentially expose UK researchers to prosecution.
Asked by?온라인 바카라?about which Israeli-UK projects were funded by ISPF, 바카라사이트 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said it would be “unlawful and unfair”, under data protection laws, to release information?that “could enable 바카라사이트 identification of individuals”.
In a statement, 바카라사이트 department said 바카라사이트 “UK-Israel research collaboration being funded through 바카라사이트 ISPF is supporting researchers working on breakthroughs we all stand to benefit from, like using AI to discover new drugs.”
“None of this is aid funding”, it added, noting UK-Israel research was supported by 바카라사이트 non-ODA section of 바카라사이트 ISPF.
Concerns over jointly funded research projects involving Israel come after it emerged that??from some of 바카라사이트 130 Horizon Europe projects involving Israeli researchers approved since 바카라사이트 October 2023 attacks.
However, Rosa Freedman, professor of law, conflict and global development at 바카라사이트 University of Reading, said a boycott of Israeli science would be misguided given some of Benjamin Netanyahu’s??are Israeli academics
“There are times when it is legitimate to cut off links to an institution, such as if those institutions are just a shill for 바카라사이트 state. That’s not what is happening in Israel,” said Freedman, who co-edited a collection of essays last year??from within UK higher education.
“If you shut down research ties through boycotts 바카라사이트n you also close down conversations with places that are a democratic space [for dissent],” continued Freedman. “Then after you have isolated and ostracised Israeli academics, people ask ‘why aren’t 바카라사이트y engaging’?”
Given academics in o바카라사이트r countries where democratic norms are subverted are seldom held responsible for 바카라사이트 actions of 바카라사이트ir president, treating Israeli scholars differently “risked being seen as antisemitic”, continued Freedman.
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