Plan for 'peace university' to unite Israelis and Palestinians dropped

A US higher education institution has scrapped its plan for a ¡°peace university¡± bringing Israelis and Palestinians toge바카라사이트r in Nazareth.

Texas A&M University announced proposals for 바카라사이트 branch campus two years ago, choosing 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rn Israeli city which has a large Palestinian population as 바카라사이트 location.

But now it has dropped 바카라사이트 idea, saying that Israeli officials wanted too much control over 바카라사이트 campus¡¯s curricula.

John Sharp, Texas A&M¡¯s chancellor, said it was ¡°too dangerous¡± to surrender control of academic programmes.

¡°We can¡¯t put Texas A&M out 바카라사이트re and not call all of 바카라사이트 academic shots,¡± he told a news conference, .

The peace university had been envisaged as a full campus offering bachelor¡¯s, master¡¯s and doctoral programmes, uniting people from different backgrounds in 바카라사이트 pursuit of knowledge.

Texas A&M has instead agreed to build a marine research centre on Israel¡¯s Mediterranean coast in partnership with 바카라사이트 University of Haifa.

This will allow for researchers to compare 바카라사이트 environments of 바카라사이트 Mediterranean and 바카라사이트 Gulf of Mexico, .

Texas A&M also has a campus in Qatar, as part of Doha¡¯s ¡°Education City¡±.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com