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Together with the [[British Council]] in Israel the Pears Foundation established the [[Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership]] (BIRAX) in 2008, which it describes as 'a major initiative launched by the Prime Ministers of both countries'.<ref>[http://www.pearsfoundation.org.uk/#31/israel-global-citizen Israel as a Global Citizen], Pears Foundation, accessed 13 April 2015</ref>. According to Professor [[David Newman]] of [[Ben Gurion University]], who was involved in planning the program, it 'has a great deal to do with the boycott' movement against Israel:
  
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Together with the [[British Council]] in Israel the Pears Foundation established the [[Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership]] (BIRAX) in 2008, which it describes as 'a major initiative launched by the Prime Ministers of both countries'.<ref>[http://www.pearsfoundation.org.uk/#31/israel-global-citizen Israel as a Global Citizen], Pears Foundation, accessed 13 April 2015</ref>  
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==Notes==

Revision as of 18:02, 13 April 2015

The Pears Foundation is the charity of the Pears family, principally brothers Mark Pears, David Pears and Trevor Pears, who runs the foundation. The family control the William Pears Group, one of Britain's biggest property companies.[1]

Israel-related projects

BIRAX

Together with the British Council in Israel the Pears Foundation established the Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership (BIRAX) in 2008, which it describes as 'a major initiative launched by the Prime Ministers of both countries'.[2]. According to Professor David Newman of Ben Gurion University, who was involved in planning the program, it 'has a great deal to do with the boycott' movement against Israel:

'Because of the ongoing discussion of boycotts the British government decided that the most appropriate response was to strengthen research ties'.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ James Quinn, Pears family comes out of the property shadows, Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2011
  2. ↑ Israel as a Global Citizen, Pears Foundation, accessed 13 April 2015
  3. ↑ Waldoks, E.Z. (2008), Olmert Brown launch new academic exchange program, The Jerusalem Post, 21-July-2008
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