Georgetown University welcomed Israelis to attend its Qatar campus. James Reardon-Anderson, dean of Georgetown’s branch in the Gulf Arab state, said in an interview published over the weekend that Israelis were welcome to apply. “We accept people on the basis of their personal ability and are seeking students from all places, including Israel,” Reardon-Anderson told Yediot Achronot. According to the newspaper, studies in the Qatari campus cost around $35,000 a year, far more than Israel’s state-subsidized universities. But Israelis at Georgetown in Qatar would have the advantage of mixing with the Middle East’s future leaders without distractions from their classes: The conservative emirate, which has low-level ties with Israel, lacks major places of entertainment.
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