Threat to Israel's participation in the Horizon research programme

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According to TheMarker and Haaretz, the new Horizon programme rules are set to be approved next week, and they contain a clause that could exclude Israel. According to Ynet and Behadrei Haredim, the draft includes for the first time a requirement to comply with the UN Genocide Convention, and the European Parliament is expected to vote on adding this eligibility condition.

According to Behadrei Haredim, officials in Jerusalem fear that this is a deliberate attempt to keep Israel out of the programme, and the Foreign Ministry is working to halt the clause ahead of the vote. According to Calcalist, left-wing factions are seeking to add the new rule to the programme, and the initiative is preliminary. According to TheMarker, political sources estimate that the proposal will be halted in the European institutions.