On another note, is there any reason why they had to exlicitly state that the scientists were of Jewish descent? The only possibility that comes to mind for making this explicit is that this is the reason they got Israeli investment?
It reminds me of a quip by Albert Einstein: "If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say I am a German and Germany will declare I am a Jew."
I'm sure that if 'a cure for cancer' is found (and I'm not going to hold my breath on that one, cancer seems to be 'systemic') that every country in the world will want their part (or more) of the credits.
And the scientist seems to be from Russia http://people.forbes.com/profile/andrei-gudkov/20320
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They are not saying an Israeli-American but a Jewish-American. The emphasis is not on nationality but on ethnicity.
However, I won't pretend to understand the cultural sensitivites involved (I'm Australian).
It holds its nuclear arsenal in conditions guaranteed to instill fear in governments around the world, and if indeed the Israeli state holds the key to diminishing the threat of radiation sickness as a result of the use of these weapons, then the threat level just increased.
Isreal: Hmmm. Well, you may attempt to do so (as you have in the past), but we will decapitate your government and prevent you from waging war on us.
Middle-East: !! Nuclear Blackmail !!
Palestine: Our children are dying in the streets, we live in a ghetto of Israeli design, we will fight you with whatever we have.
Israel: We have nukes. We will use them on innocents at our own whim.