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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

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Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally on the Columbia University campus in New York City to mark a year since the Hamas terror group's onslaught on southern Israel that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, October 7, 2024 (Alex Kent/Getty Images/AFP)
March 7, 2025, 6:46 am
US reportedly will use AI to revoke visas from students perceived to be pro-Hamas
In first, Fox News says State Department canceled visa of student who took part in ‘Hamas-supporting disruptions’; Rubio: ‘Zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Dairy farm manager Gabo Altmark, a member of the Zikim civil guard, helped prevent Hamas terrorists from entering the kibbutz on October 7, pictured with Ghanian trainee Kwabena Frimpong on Kibbutz Zikim, December 2023. (Bernard Dichek)
January 13, 2024, 1:06 pm
Undeterred by Oct. 7 massacre, foreign interns keep Gaza-periphery dairy farms afloat
Agricultural students from Africa and Asia plant themselves on mostly-evacuated kibbutzim, helping to tend to the herds during a labor shortage
By Bernard Dichek
Masa Israel fellows commemorate Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, in a ceremony at Latrun on April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Masa Israel Journey)
October 10, 2023, 4:36 pm
As war continues, exchange and gap year programs work to keep participants safe
What had looked to be an uneventful academic year for international students has turned into a whirlwind of evacuations, head counts, and open-ended delays
By Charlie Summers and JTA
Foreign nationals being held by Hamas gunmen, in an unconfirmed photo distributed on social media. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 9, 2023, 4:31 am
Foreign nationals among murdered, abducted and missing in brutal Hamas assault
American, British, French, German, Nepali and Thai nationals among those preyed upon by Gazan terrorists in surprise attack
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman, Gavriel Fiske and Agencies
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Naale Elite Academy students on campus (Courtesy)
February 21, 2023, 2:38 pm
Home away from Home: Naale provides the ultimate Israeli high school experience for Jewish teens from across the world
Naale students graduate with an internationally-recognized high school diploma, a deep understanding of Israeli culture, and life-long friendships that transcend borders.
By Hilary Faverman
Ukrainian students at a Tel Aviv University fundraiser for Ukraine held on May 1 to 2, 2022. (Tel Aviv University)
May 10, 2022, 2:23 pm
Ukrainian students, academics fleeing war begin studies at Israeli universities
Teenage boys from Ukraine’s world championship math team among groups largely of women, whose husbands and families are still in war-torn country
By Sue Surkes
Illustrtive: Brazilian immigrants to Israel in May 2020. (Olim do Brasil NGO via JTA)
August 4, 2020, 2:25 pm
Knesset panel mulls opening of skies, as thousands of students get okay to enter
With relatives of Israelis refused entry, committee chair says there should be ‘one rule for all’; Health Ministry opposes mass pilgrimage to Hasidic rabbi’s grave in Ukraine
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Masa Israel fellows deliver flowers to Holocaust survivors, (Courtesy via JTA)
August 4, 2020, 2:22 am
Deri defends entry of 17,000 foreign students: We can’t keep Jews out of Israel
Opposition MKs slam coronavirus czar for decision, say country will pay a ‘heavy price’ for allowing students in at a time when most non-Israelis are barred
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Jewish men study torah in small groups at the Orot Shaul Yeshiva in Tel Aviv on July 7, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
August 3, 2020, 4:09 pm
Opposition MKs rap virus czar for approving entry of 17,000 foreign students
Liberman warns Israel will pay a ‘heavy price’ for decision, accuses Ronni Gamzu of ‘failed decision-making’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Yeshiva students study at the Mir Brachfeld yeshiva in Modi'in Ilit on August 26, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
August 3, 2020, 11:50 am
Coronavirus czar okays entry of around 17,000 foreign students to Israel
Days after signaling opposition, Ronni Gamzu approves plan to allow in thousands of yeshiva and university students, warns against violating quarantine conditions
By ToI Staff
The former Sackler Health and Sciences complex at Tel Aviv University. (screen capture: Google Street View)
July 23, 2020, 4:01 pm
Foreign students allowed to enter Israel in spite of virus restrictions
Council for Higher Education says schools will need to arrange quarantine for incoming students; studies likely to be a mix of in situ and online
By Shoshanna Solomon
Students seen during a break at the Rehovot Campus of Hebrew University, on January 22, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
February 21, 2019, 3:38 pm
Delegation goes to US to attract foreign students to Israel
Council for Higher Education has earmarked some $120 million through 2022 for university programs that appeal to overseas students
By Shoshanna Solomon
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