Israel joins major EU research program that excludes settlements

The deal forbids Israel from investing the funds beyond its pre-1967 borders and bars academic and research institutions in settlements from participating

Israel, sans West Bank, officially joins EU’s huge flagship R&D program (Times of Israel)
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Israel joins major EU research program that excludes settlements (Haaretz)
Israel joined on Monday the EU's multi-billion-euro research funding program for the next seven years.

Horizon Europe is the EU's main program for funding research and innovation, and has a budget of 95.5 billion euros (around $US110 billion). While Israeli researcher will be benefit from the deal, it will also help Israel to establish closer relations with the EU.   

The deal for Israel's participation in the program forbids it from investing the funds beyond its pre-1967 borders and bars academic and research institutions in settlements from participating.

Israel maintains eligibility for major EU science funding program (Al-Monitor)
The Israeli government has signed on to the European Union’s 2021-2027 Horizon program, which offers funding and cooperation on research and development in various domains

Photo: Mariya Gabriel, the commissioner responsible for Horizon Europe, and Israel's envoy to the European Union Haim Regev on Monday (EU)