Basically he spends time in a pretty highly ranked Israeli university and realizes that cooperation between Israeli academics and Arab academics could benefit both Israel and Arab countries. Rest here: http://www.spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=7078 Question for the Muslims: Do you oppose any sort of co-operation between Israel and the Muslim world even if the benefits could be great ? For example, a Christian Arab researcher at an Israeli university develops an electronic nose that can sniff out cancer: http://www.jpost.com/HealthAndSci-Tech/Health/Article.aspx?id=184880 Would you not want to use this potentially life saving technology because it came from Israel?