The University of Haifa will begin training elite Israeli soldiers. Under the Havatzlot, or Lilies, program, members of the Israel Defense Forces’ Intelligence Corps will earn a bachelor’s degree with one major in Middle Eastern history and another in a subject of their choice.
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