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In recent weeks, the 'roadmap for peace' between Israelis and Palestinians has been all but torn up, thanks to suicide bombings and Israeli army raids in the occupied Palestinian territories. Amid this cycle of violence and despair, can scientific links between Israeli and Palestinian labs survive? In this web focus, Nature presents special reports from the region, and a collection of news features and opinions on how science can survive in the midst of relentless troubles.
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Scientists like to think that research collaboration can overcome political barriers. But for those on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, how realistic is this ideal? Jim Giles visited the region to find out.
Nature 425, 444–446 (2 October 2003)
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Last year in The Guardian, a group of academics controversially proposed a boycott of Israeli science. Here, we present the original letter, plus the ongoing debate that followed.
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More pressure for Mid East peace
Patrick Bateson, Richard Dawkins, Colin Blakemore, Steven Rose and 121 other scientists
The Guardian (6 April, 2002)
EDITORIAL
Collaboration in extremis
Nature 417, 207 (16 May 2002)
Don't boycott Israel's scientists
Nature 417, 1 (16 May 2002)
CORRESPONDENCE
Boycott of Israel? It worked for South Africa
Nature 417, 221 (16 May 2002)
Palestinian scientists are already restricted
Nature 417, 221 - 222 (16 May 2002)
Efforts to build bridges in the Middle East
Nature 417, 222 (16 May 2002)
Did an academic boycott help to end apartheid?
Nature 417, 690 (13 June 2002)
COMMENTARY
Is a scientific boycott ever justified?
Colin Blakemore, Richard Dawkins, Denis Noble, Michael Yudkin
Nature 421, 314 (23 Jan 2003)
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NEWS
Oxford professor accused of discrimination over e-mail
Nature 424, 7 (3 July 2003)
European deal aims to attract Arab scientists
Nature 423, 906 (26 June 2003)
Paris university blasted over Israel motion
Nature 421, 200 (16 January 2003)
Windfall spurs rare Israeli-Palestinian research effort
Nature 421, 777 (20 February 2003)
Science collaboration stymied by relentless Middle East conflict
Nature 417, 209–210 (16 May 2002)
Genetics paper erased from journal over political content
Nature 414, 382 (22 November 2002)
Academics bid to transcend the Arab-Israeli conflict
Nature 408, 631 (7 December 2002)
CORRESPONDENCE
Scientific freedom: new strategies are needed
Nature 421, 785 (20 February 2002)
Israeli concern about Palestinian suffering
Nature 418, 479 (1 August 2002)
Scientific links support an unjust peace process
Nature 417, 689–690 (13 June 2002)
Violence versus freedom
Nature 417, 690 (13 June 2002)
Collaboration can work if inequality is recognized
Nature 417, 689 (13 June 2002)
Don't punish scientists for government actions
Nature 417, 15 (2 May 2002)
Dropped genetics paper lacked scientific merit
Nature 415, 115 (10 January 2002)
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