On  January 10-12, 2016, Carlos Moedas, the European Union Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation, visited Jerusalem and Ramallah. His visit is intended to strengthen the cooperation between the EU and local research organizations in science and technology. In Ramallah  discussed a possible research and innovation program for Palestinians. But his main conversations will be at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, and a number of Israeli technological enterprises. Moedas is responsible for EU’s Horizon 2020, the world’s largest public research program with which Israel has been associated since June 2014. This has meant both Israeli cooperation with European researchers and support for individual Israeli researchers. This relationship is a testimony to the common language of science and intellectual interchange. It is a devastating commentary on the state of universities and professional...(Read Full Article)