Aumann: Opposition to Ariel university is political

Nobel laureate Prof. Israel Aumann of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Wednesday attacked the heads of Israeli universities who sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling to prevent the establishment of a new university in Ariel.

"Their claim is ridiculous. These are totally political moves. They don't want a university in the settlements," Aumann said, adding that the Ariel University Center of Samaria met all the rigorous criteria to be declared a full-fledged university. (Tomer Velmer)