Called to Dream

Israeli-Arab Relations; from Dream to Reality

Abstract:This study intends to review Israel's efforts to increase political and economic relations with Arab countries. It is clear that most Arab countries did not have any ties with Israel since the 1980s, and only two Egyptian states had established political relations with Israel since the 1973 war. But over the past few years, and especially after the start of the third millennium, ...

To sleep, perchance to dream.

Sleep is a natural human behavioral state that is crucial for survival, maintenance of health and consolidation of newly learned information. It also normally includes dream cycles that have been popularly characterized based on the occurrence of “REM” and “nonREM” sleep. Unfortunately, 25 to 35 percent of American adults suffer from transient insomnia and 10 to 15 percent suffer from chronic i...

To sleep, perchance to dream

Somebody asked me the other day whether fish sleep. My response was: “How can you tell?”. I have spent a good deal of time in aquaria watching large lugubriouslooking fish lying motionless in a tank. Even though their eyes are wide open, they could be asleep for all the notice they take of their surroundings. There are also fish that swim endlessly and pointlessly; for all I know, they swim in ...

To dream the maybe possible dream: a breast cancer vaccine.

Dream incubation: ancient techniques of dream influence

Dream incubation refers collectively to the practices, rituals, techniques and efforts that an individual applies to intentionally evoke helpful dreams. Derived from the Latin verb incubare (in'upon' + cubare 'to lie'), the term connotes the support and nurturance provided by a laying mother bird for her developing egg. The parallels with dream influence are all too appropriate; in antiquity, t...