An old Chinese proverb says, “Every step leaves its print.”  One recent small step forward has been taken by SIGNAL, a non-governmental, independent non-profit Israeli organization.  This advance, aimed at increasing academic relations between Israel and China, may at this stage be relatively small, and not a giant leap for mankind, but it is the first step in the thousand-mile journey that will leave its prints on academic and student exchanges between the two countries.  It is always better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. The world is all too familiar with the raucous voices of the biased and bigoted groups, international bodies, and individuals calling for an academic boycott (BDS) of Israel.  It is much less aware of the contrasting fact that Chinese academics are eager to collaborate with Israeli institutions and groups, and are working now with this new organization SIGNAL (the Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership)....(Read Full Article)