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One in Three Arab Israelis Prefer External Governance for Gaza Post-War

Written on June 30, 2024.

TAU study reveals shifts in solidarity among Arab Israelis, with one-third advocating for new governance solutions An extensive study from the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University reveals significant trends...

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Bearing Witness from the Eye of a Hurricane

Written on June 9, 2024.

Documenting tragedy and life after October 7 Documenting tragedy and life after October 7 Whether one thinks about October 7, about the ongoing war, or about the global rise in antisemitism, it’s hard not to...

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Tree Planting Ceremony Honoring October 7th Victims: A Symbol of Remembrance and Hope

Written on March 3, 2024.

At Tel Aviv University Campus, a Planting Ceremony Commemorated the Fallen of the October 7th War while Expressing Hope for the Safe Return of All Captives. In a solemn yet hopeful ceremony held at Tel...

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TAU Sets New Standards: Reservists Admitted Without Psychometric Exams

Written on February 21, 2024.

TAU introduces a new admissions pathway supporting reservists, evacuated citizens and families of fallen soldiers. Tel Aviv University announced that for the next school year, many hundreds of students who...

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Tel Aviv University Marks 100 Days Since the Hamas Attack

Written on January 15, 2024.

TAU aimed to reflect on the impact the last 100 days of war on various fields of research, express our support families of the hostages, and to rally together in the cry to bring all hostages home. On January...

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Voices of Resilience and Hope Echo in Solidarity

Written on January 14, 2024.

Lowy International School Marks 100 Days since October 7. On January 14, the Lowy International School community commemorated 100 days since October 7, marking a somber milestone with 136 hostages held captive...

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University of Pennsylvania’s Solidarity Visit to Tel Aviv University

Written on January 8, 2024.

Understanding Trauma and Building Collaborations. Against the backdrop of escalating concerns regarding antisemitism on American university campuses, a significant delegation from the University of Pennsylvania...

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Tel Aviv University Urgently Launches a National PTSD Clinic for Civilians and Soldiers

Written on December 25, 2023.

Responding to the massive incidence of PTSD following the war. Tel Aviv University is launching a National PTSD Clinic in response to urgent needs. The Clinic serves as the therapeutic arm of TAU’s National...

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Planning for Postwar Israel

Written on December 24, 2023.

TAU hosted a hackathon to tackle the urgent challenges which will persist “the day after” Iron Swords. No one knows when Iron Swords will end, but it is clear that new ideas will be needed to deal with the...

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Stand with Lone Soldiers on the Front Lines: Donate to Send Care Packages

Written on December 21, 2023.

GoFundMe campaign started by the Lowy International School to fund the purchases. Currently in Israel, brave men and women are fighting on the front lines defending our freedom and protecting our homeland....

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Help Our Reservist Students Fulfill Their True Calling

Written on December 21, 2023.

Support TAU’s Uniform to University Scholarship Fund. When duty called, they came. Now, it’s up to us to help them fulfill their true calling. When the Hamas-Israel war broke out, Israel reenlisted its reservists....

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“We Are Focusing on Ensuring Well-being and Safety”

Written on December 17, 2023.

Head of the Lowy International Student Life Team talks about the work of her team on campus. In an interview for the Lowy International Bulletin, Efrat Ambar, the head of the Student Life Team at The Lowy International...

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A Letter from VERA – Association of University Heads, Israel

Written on December 7, 2023.

Public Statement by Presidents of Israel Research Universities Regarding Statements by American University Presidents in Congressional Hearings. Since the horrifying atrocity of October 7th, there has been a...

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About Half of Arab Israelis Believe IDF’s Response in Gaza Justified

Written on December 5, 2023.

An in-depth survey of Arab Israelis reveals. A comprehensive study conducted by the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University following the outbreak of the Iron Swords war reveals some important new trends...

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First Academic Course on the Current War Launched at TAU for International Students

Written on December 4, 2023.

The course aims to present an accurate, fact-based, and complex perspective on the conflict. Tel Aviv University is offering the first academic course on the Israel-Hamas war that began on October 7, 2023. Targeting...

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Promoting Volunteering among the Ultra-Orthodox during Wartime

Written on November 30, 2023.

Tel Aviv University Haredi researcher sees “a real change”. Minutes after Shabbat ended on what Israelis now call “Black Saturday”—the 7th of October, 2023—Dr. Nechumi Yaffe, researcher and senior lecturer at...

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Extending a Helping Hand to Farmers in Israel’s South

Written on November 28, 2023.

Tel Aviv University’s students, staff and faculty work the fields near the Gazan border. In the last seven weeks about 800 TAU students, faculty and staff have traveled to farms near the Israeli-Gaza border to...

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Ignoring the Sexual Violence of October 7 Endangers All Women

Written on November 26, 2023.

Tamar Herzig, Vice Dean for Research of the Entin Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University explains: “The cruel sexual violence inflicted on Jewish girls and women in the course of Hamas’ attack on Southern...

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TAU Announces Second Round of Assistance for Every Student on Reserve Duty

Written on November 21, 2023.

Tel Aviv University announces: 6,000 students called up to reserve duty will receive a second round of financial assistance – between 2,000 and 9,000 NIS, based on needs and the type and duration of service...

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Offering Support to Survivors of October 7th

Written on November 15, 2023.

TAU Social Work student Ella Roim works with survivors, says all Israel is helping recovery. As Israel struggles through a war set off by one of the worst events in its history, families from victimized communities...

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‘We Need Some Light to Get Us out of the Dark We Have Been in Since October 7.’

Written on November 13, 2023.

International students hear from hostages’ families. On November 9 and 12, TAU international students visited the Tel Aviv Museum plaza to meet with relatives of hostages held in Gaza. The visits were organized...

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Voices of TAU: “It is Important to Try to Change Public Opinion and to Talk about the Hostages”

Written on November 9, 2023.

TAU PhD student is advocating for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. The Lowy International Bulletin has talked to Neta Fibeesh, a neurobiology PhD candidate at TAU who is researching Parkinson’s...

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Message from the University President Ariel Porat

Written on November 9, 2023.

240 hostages, including babies, children, and elderly civilians are being held by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Many were snatched from their beds or captured in the midst of a pastoral music festival during the...

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Tel Aviv University calls academics around the world to join us in a univocal call for the immediate release of all hostages

Written on November 1, 2023.

“This is a clear crime against humanity, and one that we must condemn and fight.” 240 hostages, including babies, children, and elderly civilians are being held by Hamas since October 7th, 2023. Many...

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A Letter from VERA – Association of University Heads, Israel

Written on November 1, 2023.

Expressing deep concern over the discourse emanating from academia following the devastating Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. November 1, 2023 Dear Colleagues, We, the leaders of Israeli universities...

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TAU International Students Unite to Combat Disinformation and Oppose Terror

Written on November 1, 2023.

A diverse group of international students have banded together to use their networks and platforms to share the verified truth of Israel’s October 7 terror attack. Following the horrific October 7, 2023 terror...

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From Classes in Tel Aviv to Farming Near Gaza

Written on October 31, 2023.

Members of TAU’s international community join the Israeli-wide effort to help farmers in the south. In the aftermath of the devastating October terrorist attacks near the Gaza Strip, Israeli agricultural settlements...

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Tel Aviv University Emergency Fund: Students on IDF reserve duty to receive an initial grant of NIS 1,000

Written on October 31, 2023.

The money will help ease initial financial burdens. Tel Aviv University announced that every student now serving as a reserve soldier in Operation Iron Swords will immediately receive a grant of NIS 1,000 ($250)...

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Open Letter by TAU International Students

Written on October 31, 2023.

“What is happening in Israel right now is a threat to all humans everywhere, and therefore all should unite against it.” We are a group of international students at Tel Aviv University coming from...

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TAU Professor Saves Brother’s Life in the Thick of Battle

Written on October 26, 2023.

Prof. Yftach Gepner overcomes a shootout with terrorists to rush his injured brother to the hospital. On the morning of October 7, Tel Aviv University Prof. Yftach Gepner, Faculty of Medicine, received a call...

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Third Week to the War – An Update from the TAU President

Written on October 22, 2023.

Tel Aviv University continues to assist both the residents of the south and the overall war effort. October 22, 2023 Dear members of the TAU community – faculty and staff, students, and loyal friends, We find...

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Solidarity and Support from the International Academic Community

Written on October 22, 2023.

Here are some of the messages sent from heads of universities abroad. Dear campus community, Since October 7th, we have been immersed in unbearable pain. But even in the darkness there are glimmers of light....

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Disinformation regarding terror support

Written on October 22, 2023.

An update from the TAU rector, Prof. Mark Shtaif. Dear staff, faculty and students As we grieve for our lost ones and grapple with the events of October 7th, attempting to comprehend their profound impact...

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Exhibit at Tel Aviv University: UNITED AGAINST TERRORISM

Written on October 19, 2023.

Pictures of over 1,000 persons abducted, missing, or killed in the Hamas attack were displayed on empty seats in the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University. Under the motto UNITED AGAINST TERRORISM Tel Aviv...

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TAU Opens Emergency Fund

Written on October 19, 2023.

Join Tel Aviv University in its war effort. In the State of Israel’s hour of need, Tel Aviv University is asking friends around the world to urgently assist in helping students, families from the country’s...

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Alleviating Nightmares of Israel’s War-Traumatized Children

Written on October 19, 2023.

Tel Aviv University to provide psychological relief for young victims of Hamas attacks. The conflict that erupted in Israel on October 7, 2023, has wrought unimaginable devastation, leaving some of the most vulnerable...

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The Academy Lights Israel Up

Written on October 17, 2023.

University and college buildings across the country were illuminated in the colors of the Israeli flag this evening: University and college buildings across the country, from Tel Hai in the North, to Sapir in...

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A Letter from VERA – Association of University Heads, Israel

Written on October 16, 2023.

“We all share the responsibility to educate our communities.” To our colleagues, heads of universities around the world, These are difficult times. We thank you for the support and concern we have...

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War in Israel – New Update from the TAU President

Written on October 12, 2023.

Dear faculty, staff, and students, Let me begin by expressing deep, almost unbearable sorrow for the death of over 1,200 women, men, and children, murdered or killed in the horrific crime perpetrated against...

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Tel Aviv University Commemorates the Fallen Members of Our University Community

Written on October 10, 2023.

TAU mourns with and shares the sorrow of the families who have lost loved ones in Operation Iron Swords Roee Negri, a computer science and management student Yuval Ben Yakov,...

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War in Israel – An Update from the TAU President

Written on October 9, 2023.

Tel Aviv University addresses the current situation. My dear Governors, Friends, Alumni, and other members of the Tel Aviv University community in Israel and around the world, As I write these lines, the media...

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