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NewsIn ‘darkest of times,’ young Israelis and Palestinians become business partnersSeptember 06, 2025
Staff David Dolev Lead, MENA Senior Associate Director, MISTI Managing Director, MIT-Israel Program, MIT-MEET Program, MIT-MENA Program
Faculty and Researchers Eran Ben-Joseph Faculty Director, MIT-Israel Program Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Faculty and Researchers Christine Ortiz Faculty Advisor, MIT-Israel Program Morris Cohen Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty and Researchers Richard Nielsen Faculty Director, MIT-MENA Program Associate Professor of Political Science
Oct 27 US, Gaza, and the Future for Palestinians (Zoom) Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location null
Nov 24 Past, Present, and Future of Iran-Israel relations (Zoom) Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location null
Dec 8 Abraham Accords and Arab-Israeli relations (Zoom) Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location null
Jonathan's story 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.
BookAccelerating Innovation: Competitive Advantage through Ecosystem Engagement Phil Budden Fiona Murray MIT Press 2025
BookGrand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East Penguin Random House 2023