August 6, 1999

Israel to Pay for Arab Students' Use of College-Preparatory Program

Arab students at Israel's public universities will now be able to study for four years for the price of three, under a policy adopted last week by the country's Council of Higher Education.

The program is aimed at increasing the number of Arab students at Israeli universities. About 6.5 per cent of all students enrolled in the universities are Arab, although the proportion of Arabs in the overall population is

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