Israeli Professor To Receive Award From Queen Elizabeth

Ben Gurion University professor David Newman is among the more than 1,000 people being presented an award by Queen Elizabeth as part of her Birthday Honours list, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday.

Newman will receive an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his promotion of the academic partnership between Britain and Israel. He has been a leading advocate of the academic partnership between the countries, and a key campaigner against the British academic boycott of Israel.