Reply #103: I did not know that objectiv e

[azurnoir]

meant a 100% glowing report, usually it means something closer to "just the facts" without any personal opinion. In this area that is near impossible. However seeing as how Israel had one of the most advanced schools of physics in the world before partition why on earth would they have gone backwards after?
Now what has impressed me is the level of organization and assimilation of immigrants, especially in the early years. To absorb so many from so many different countries in so short a time and still have a cohesive society that is impressive, something the US can not even claim-it took longer.