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First Palestinian Gets HU [Hebrew University] Doctorate
Itim and Associated Press
The Hebrew University yesterday awarded its first doctorate to a Palestinian. Yasser el Nahhal, a Gaza Strip resident, received a doctorate for work in developing the use of red soil compounds to prevent the infiltration of poisonous compounds into ground water resources.
Nahhal's work will enable farmers to use chemical fertilizers more efficiently and reduce soil and water pollution.
"As far as we know, no other Palestinian has received a doctorate from any Israeli university," said Baruch Rubin, one of Nahhal's four advisers. He said seven West Bank Palestinians are currently working on doctorates at the university.
Nahhal, a single father of three, was accepted to school in Britain but decided to study closer to home in Israel. A European grants committee provided funding for his studies. Nahhal, 40, spent six years working on his doctorate, a year longer than the average.
"Israeli closures of the Gaza Strip kept me away from the university," he said. "It would have taken longer if not for electronic mail."
As a deputy director of the Palestinian Authority's Environmental Protection and Research Institute in Gaza, Nahhal will be able to advance the institute's work and participate in joint regional research for environmental studies.
"I consider my work an achievement not only for the Palestinians but the whole world." He has applied for patents in Israel, Europe and the United States but said his work, written in Arabic and English, is a gift to the world. Sections of his work were published in four articles in various international scientific publications. Nahhal received his master's degree from Egypt's University of Alexandria. Honorary doctorates Twelve honorary doctorates were also awarded yesterday. Recipients included Claude Lanzmann, the director of the acclaimed Holocaust film "Shoah," and Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan, who has an international reputation for his outdoor installations
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