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Faculty Director, MIT-Israel Program

Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

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Morris Cohen Professor in Materials Science and Engineering

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Ford International Professor of History

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Oct 27

US, Gaza, and the Future for Palestinians (Zoom)

Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Past, Present, and Future of Iran-Israel relations (Zoom)

Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Abraham Accords and Arab-Israeli relations (Zoom)

Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College

12:00pm - 2:00pm

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The MIT-Israel Seed Fund grant program enables new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts in Israel.

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Management '24

Jonathan Berger '24 interned at Optibus, based in Tel Aviv, Israel and had the opportunity to lead the business operations team on his project during the summer of 2022.

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Book

Accelerating Innovation: Competitive Advantage through Ecosystem Engagement

MIT Press

2025

Accelerating Innovation: Competitive Advantage through Ecosystem Engagement

Book

Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

Penguin Random House

2023

Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

Featured News

What could the Israel-Gaza deal mean for the Middle East?

In ‘darkest of times,’ young Israelis and Palestinians become business partners

The North Korean way of proliferation

The coming nuclear hurricane

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

How to survive the new nuclear age

Israel strikes Iran. What happens next?

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

What Israel's escalation in Iran means for the region

Our Experts

David Dolev

Eran Ben-Joseph

Christine Ortiz

Richard Nielsen

Philip Khoury

Events

US, Gaza, and the Future for Palestinians (Zoom)

Past, Present, and Future of Iran-Israel relations (Zoom)

Abraham Accords and Arab-Israeli relations (Zoom)

Opportunities

Student Spotlights

Jonathan's story

Publications

Accelerating Innovation: Competitive Advantage through Ecosystem Engagement

Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East