Israeli Student Abroad during a War: Advocacy from a Personal Perspective
Alon Teshuva (26) is a third-year student at the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, who is currently in London as part of an international programme CTLS, The Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Alongside students from 14 law faculties around the world, the programme includes 12 law students from the Hebrew University. One of the programme’s co-directors is Professor Yuval Shany, an expert in public international law, human rights and humanitarian law, and a former dean of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University.
Alon arrived in London in mid-August, and “even before the war, on the first day, we were told that there are differences in perception among the students that we might encounter, and we need to know how to deal with it. No one could have imagined that in just two months, we would be dealing with a war in Israel. I estimate that there are students studying with me whose attitudes towards Israel are complex, but thankfully, they do not express as in other institutions in the UK or in the world in general.”
How does an Israeli student abroad feel during a war at home? How has the university supported Israeli students on campus? And what’s the most effective form of advocacy during such times? Read the interview to find out:
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Our 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been unearthed in a cave within the Judean Desert. Experts believe that these swords were likely taken by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kochba revolt and hidden in a narrow rock crevice.
The swords, including three Roman spatha swords and one ring-pommel sword, likely belonged to Roman soldiers but were taken and hidden by Judean rebels during the Bar Kochba revolt (132-135 CE) to evade capture.
The cave where the swords were discovered is well-known to archaeologists and contains an ancient Hebrew script inscription characteristic of the First Temple period. The find sheds light on the final moments of the Bar Kochba revolt, offering a unique glimpse into this historical period.
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This discovery is part of a broader project conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority to survey more than 800 caves in the Judean Desert to locate and protect archaeological remains before they are looted. The desert's dry climate has preserved materials like leather and wood, which are rarely found in wetter regions of the country.
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Information taken from:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-1900-year-old-roman-swords-discovered-hidden-in-desert-cave/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757779
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