{"id":85301,"date":"2024-09-01T08:07:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T05:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T05:07:09","slug":"statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We will forever remember the heavy price paid with their lives by students, aspiring scholars, and the future generation of Israel. We will continue to support and strengthen the students who are serving in the army, especially those who have been wounded physically and mentally during their service.<\/p>\n<p>We call upon the Government of Israel to prioritize the release of the hostages as the nation&#8217;s utmost mission at this time. The rescue of captives is a core value and commandment fundamental to Judaism and to all human societies. If we have the opportunity to save even one life, it is as if we have saved an entire world.<\/p>\n<p>We are facing a cruel and bloodthirsty enemy, but the commandment to free the hostages, even at difficult short-term costs, does not contradict the necessity of eradicating Hamas as a terrorist entity in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58601 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will forever remember the heavy price paid with their lives by students, aspiring scholars, and the future generation of Israel. We will continue to support and strengthen the students who are serving in the army, especially those who have been wounded physically and mentally during their service. We call upon the Government of Israel&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\">Continue Reading<span> Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We will forever remember the heavy price paid with their lives by students, aspiring scholars, and the future generation of Israel. We will continue to support and strengthen the students who are serving in the army, especially those who have been wounded physically and mentally during their service. We call upon the Government of Israel&hellip; Continue Reading Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-01T05:07:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"shelleys\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"shelleys\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\",\"name\":\"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-01T05:07:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/49775ab0ed8d52cd013f2f1277a09881\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home Page\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/\",\"name\":\"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/49775ab0ed8d52cd013f2f1277a09881\",\"name\":\"shelleys\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7a6ab10a164739b56372459554f3e70?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7a6ab10a164739b56372459554f3e70?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"shelleys\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/author\/shelleys\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","og_description":"We will forever remember the heavy price paid with their lives by students, aspiring scholars, and the future generation of Israel. We will continue to support and strengthen the students who are serving in the army, especially those who have been wounded physically and mentally during their service. We call upon the Government of Israel&hellip; Continue Reading Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)","og_url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/","og_site_name":"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","article_published_time":"2024-09-01T05:07:09+00:00","author":"shelleys","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"shelleys","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/","url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/","name":"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA) - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-01T05:07:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/49775ab0ed8d52cd013f2f1277a09881"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457811597_122191975478065580_6608052349996042264_n-300x228.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/statement-from-association-of-university-heads-israel-vera\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home Page","item":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statement from Association of University Heads, Israel (VERA)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/","name":"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/49775ab0ed8d52cd013f2f1277a09881","name":"shelleys","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7a6ab10a164739b56372459554f3e70?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a7a6ab10a164739b56372459554f3e70?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"shelleys"},"url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/author\/shelleys\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}