Israel/Palestine
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Israeli academia achievement: For the first time, three Israeli universities are ranked within the top 100 universities in the world. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has risen 4 points from number 57 in 2011 to 53 in 2012, according to the Shanghai Academic Ranking.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4268919,00.html
King_David
(14,851 posts)LOL
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)the article used for the OP is dated 8.15.12, 15:26
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2013.html
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Hebrew University of Jerusalem dropped to 59, Technion went up one to 77, and Weizmann went up by one to 92.
So...
Not sure what in the world this has to do with I/P, other than some very weak attempts to tape BDS to it somehow.
aranthus
(3,385 posts)Saudi Arabia placed one each in the top 200, 300, 400, and 500, and Iran placed one in the top 500. So good on them.