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	<title>Council for Higher Education in Judea and Samaria | The Times of Israel</title>
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        <title>US ambassador toasts opening of new Israeli medical school in West Bank</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ambassador-toasts-opening-of-new-israeli-medical-school-in-west-bank/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Inaugural class of 70 students begins semester at Ariel University med school, which overcame years of legal hurdles, international pressure ahead of launch</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ambassador-toasts-opening-of-new-israeli-medical-school-in-west-bank/">US ambassador toasts opening of new Israeli medical school in West Bank</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Israel okays medical school at West Bank university</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-okays-medical-school-at-west-bank-university/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ariel University]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avichai Mandelblit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sheldon Adelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naftali Bennett]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sheldon Adelson donated $20 million to Ariel University in 2017 to expand, including building the medical school</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-okays-medical-school-at-west-bank-university/">Israel okays medical school at West Bank university</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>AG, West Bank education body put Ariel University medical school back on track</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-west-bank-education-body-put-ariel-university-medical-school-back-on-track/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mandelblit deems earlier ruling to nix program by sub-body of Council for Higher Education is non-binding, paving way for project to once again be green-lighted</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-west-bank-education-body-put-ariel-university-medical-school-back-on-track/">AG, West Bank education body put Ariel University medical school back on track</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>In reversal, state body says settlement university cannot build medical school</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-reversal-state-body-says-settlement-university-cannot-build-medical-school/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>After conflict of interest necessitates re-vote, Council for Higher Education puts kibosh on Ariel University med school; Bennett vows to fight decision by 'cartel'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-reversal-state-body-says-settlement-university-cannot-build-medical-school/">In reversal, state body says settlement university cannot build medical school</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Barak orders IDF general to approve Ariel academic institute as a university</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/barak-orders-idf-general-to-name-ariel-academic-institute-a-university/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Heads of Israel's other universities say upgrade for West Bank facility made for political reasons and will harm the rest of the higher education system</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/barak-orders-idf-general-to-name-ariel-academic-institute-a-university/">Barak orders IDF general to approve Ariel academic institute as a university</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Cabinet okays upgrade for Ariel University College of Samaria</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-supports-ariel-university-college-of-samaria-as-full-university/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gideon Sa'ar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avigdor Liberman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yisrael Beytenu party]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Netanyahu supports the move, but final decision still rests with Defense Minister Ehud Barak</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-supports-ariel-university-college-of-samaria-as-full-university/">Cabinet okays upgrade for Ariel University College of Samaria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Ministers set to vote on granting university status to Ariel institution</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-set-to-vote-on-issue-of-granting-ariel-university-status/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gideon Sa'ar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Final decision must still be made by Defense Minister Ehud Barak</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-set-to-vote-on-issue-of-granting-ariel-university-status/">Ministers set to vote on granting university status to Ariel institution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Bar-Ilan University pulls signature from petition against Ariel upgrade</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/bar-ilan-university-retracts-signature-from-petition-against-ariel-upgrage/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rivka Carmi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Letter signed by all other university heads claims that decision to change status of West Bank institute is fraught with problems</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bar-ilan-university-retracts-signature-from-petition-against-ariel-upgrage/">Bar-Ilan University pulls signature from petition against Ariel upgrade</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>University chiefs appeal against Ariel academic upgrade</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/university-chiefs-appeal-court-against-ariel/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Petition claims that decision to change status of West Bank institute is fraught with problems</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/university-chiefs-appeal-court-against-ariel/">University chiefs appeal against Ariel academic upgrade</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>That&#8217;s the way the coalition crumbles</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/thats-the-way-the-coalition-crumbles/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaul Mofaz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The press picks through the pieces of the failed unity government, and reports of atrocities filter in from Syria</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/thats-the-way-the-coalition-crumbles/">That&#8217;s the way the coalition crumbles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Education minister to push for Ariel university recognition</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/education-minister-to-recommend-ariel-university-recognition/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gideon Sa'ar will ask Council for Higher Education to upgrade the status of  the settlement campus</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/education-minister-to-recommend-ariel-university-recognition/">Education minister to push for Ariel university recognition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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