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Opinion
Nature 417, 207 (16 May 2002) | doi:10.1038/417207a
Collaboration in extremis
Abstract
Conditions could not be worse for collaborative science between Israel and its neighbours. But the interests of politics, regional development and science all favour such collaborations. Institutions as well as individuals should promote them.
The Israeli peace movement, relegated to silence following the escalation of conflict since the second intifada in September 2000, reasserted itself last weekend when almost 100,000 people turned up for a pro-peace demonstration in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. Support for a just peace by progressive academics in the region through scientific collaboration has suffered.
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