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Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .
Dr. Martain Luther King gave his most famous speech, ‘I have a dream,’ before the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March  on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

'We Are Black Jews': The story of Ethiopian Jews and Israel's unfinished journey - review

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

University of Haifa unveils program to help Druze after IDF service

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava


Space travel could improve Huntington's disease? High school students contribute to study

High school students' space experiment on nematodes offers new insights into Huntington's disease and the effects of space travel.

 STUDENT Yair Barak explains the team’s experiment to some professionals.

When words can no longer express feelings: A glimpse at Batia Shani's new exhibit

Artist Batia Shani, whose current exhibition focuses on language, felt that words could no longer express her feelings and thoughts.

 Batia Shani

New study into identical twins suggests a possible treatment for people with schizophrenia disorder

Research led by Prof. Shani Stern at the University of Haifa unveils genetic discrepancies in schizophrenia discordant monozygotic twins, offering insights for treatment.

Image of two identical twins Ava and Leah, 25 May 2018. Uploaded on 8/5/2024

BDS activists say they successfully pressured a college to end its Israel study-abroad program

Despite the college’s stated reasoning for rescinding pre-approval of the Haifa program, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel celebrated the decision.

Boycott Israel sign

Haifa Symposium: Bridging faiths for peace in the Middle East

 University of Haifa

Religious leaders call for respect, dialogue amid wartime tensions in Haifa

The statement added that the notion of tolerance and mutual respect are values upheld across Abrahamic faiths.

 Religious leaders from Haifa attend one of the meetings hosted by University of Haifa's Laboratory for Religious Studies.

Impact of ship noise on dolphins identified for first time with help of AI - Israeli study

Using AI, they were able to show that dolphins communicate in a unique way when ship noise is nearby.

 A bottlenose dolphin (Dolly) resting her jaw on a bar ready to test her sensitivity to an electric field.

University of Haifa unveils 'Faces and Words' art installation on Israeli Women's Day

The project emerged from a sense of disappointment at the international community's failure to address the sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women.

 The art installation, Faces and Words, was created to encapsulate the stories and feelings of women in the University of Haifa community.

U of Haifa finds 'groundbreaking discovery' in Parkinson's research

A new study undertaken at the University of Haifa has, for the first time, found a connection between PD and the ECM in the brain.

 Professor Shani Stern

Arab and Jewish students embrace diversity at University of Haifa

For more than 50 years, University of Haifa has been weaving a rich tapestry of diverse students who share the common goal of bettering themselves and Israel’s North.

 University of Haifa faculty and students attend the first day of school, wearing orange wristbands, on a campus known for its diverse community of Jewish, Arab, and Druze students.