October 24, 2008

Israeli University Presidents Cancel Start of Academic Year

By Matthew Kalman

Jerusalem

The heads of Israel's universities have canceled the opening of the academic year, scheduled for November 2, after the government did not restore $125-million in budget cuts.

University heads say the continuing crisis over the financing of Israel's public higher-education institutions, now entering its third academic year, threatens the very fabric of the country's university system.

"The universities are currently incapable of functioning and beginning the

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