Israel's academics are quite good outside the realm of politics. Within the realm of politics, currently departments are being forced to close if they have the

Israel's academics are quite good outside the realm of politics. Within the realm of politics, currently departments are being forced to close if they have the wrong views (namely if they are against the occupation.) This is quite unlike what happens in Western countries: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/international-academics-seek-to-keep-biased-department-at-israeli-university-open-1.402450 http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/international-acad...