I have decided, following a request from friends who are already members, to join the strategic committee of the Bar Ilan University of Tel-Aviv, in France. For me, as French citizen, without any known Jewish origin, firmly believing that globalization improves relationships between peoples, this is about contradicting the ambiguous orientations of too many French academicians who recommend boycotting Israeli universities.
I don’t think that boycott is an acceptable weapon when it is aimed at reducing exchanges between intellectuals. This is a misinterpretation, or even an offense to the universalist and progressive idea that I perhaps naively have, on education and the purpose of the university.
For Pentalog, as well as for me, forging economic relations with Israel is unfortunately not a choice like all others. But, whatever the case may be, we cannot close our eyes to one of the top R&D powers of the EMEA region. I am happy with the mission that I am choosing today, as it will contribute to setting an economic, intellectual and scientific trend between Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Israel.
I wish that this commitment, which is absolutely apolitical, could help to develop the understanding between peoples… which, unfortunately, is still in need of such help.























