Israel may not appear to be an obvious place to go for a sporting holiday, but this young and energetic country has dramatic open spaces, miles of accessible coastline, and a burgeoning range of sporting facilities and events, from white-water rafting in the Golan to world-class scuba diving in the Red Sea.
Israel offers open spaces, facilities, and events for those interested in sporting.
Yet, we remain concerned that the proposed transfer of control and priority setting for research from the organizations where the research would be conducted could be disruptive to dual purpose programs, which have important synergies for public health programs that need to be maintained.