Introducing Grafted Cucurbits to Modern Agriculture: The Israeli Experience

Introducing computer science to educationally disadvantaged high school students -the Israeli experience

The social and educational issue of making the discipline of computer science accessible to the public, including high school students who grow up in low socioeconomic status families and in rural areas, have been shaping our thinking for over a decade. In the phrase “our thinking” I refer to the Israeli community of computer science (CS) educators, educational researchers and curricular develo...

The Benefits of Modern Agriculture

Modern anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli attitudes.

Anti-Semitism is resurgent throughout much of the world. A new theoretical model of anti-Semitism is presented and tested in 3 experiments. The model proposes that mortality salience increases anti-Semitism and that anti-Semitism often manifests as hostility toward Israel. Study 1 showed that mortality salience led to greater levels of anti-Semitism and lowered support for Israel. This effect o...

Multifunctional Agriculture: Agriculture Renewal as a Modern Paradigm for Agriculture and Rural Development

Multifunctional agriculture (MFA) has emerged as a key concept in science and politics with respect to the future of agriculture and rural development in the recent decade. Overall, MFA implies that in addition to their main function in production and support of rural livelihood, the agricultural activities have some other advantages for the environment including the conservation of water and s...

Deterring Terrorist Organizations - The Israeli Experience