Texas A&M sets up campus in Israel

AP/Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Rick Perry and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp have announced plans to create a Texas A&M branch in Israel.

The announcement was made Wednesday at the Jerusalem residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN' PEHR'-ehs).

Perry is a proud Aggie graduate traveling Israel this week with Sharp, who said Tuesday that A&M will open a "peace university" in Nazareth, Israel's largest city.

Sharp says the university will foster "understanding and education and unity in Israel."

Perry spoke Tuesday at a conference about how both Israel and Texas face the future challenge of finding fresh water.
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I would be surprised if Nazareth is Israel's largest city.  Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are probably much larger.  But it is an interesting addition to the A&M system and gives them a foothold in a country that is a leader in in technological innovation.

In Perry's conference call in which I participated, he indicated how Israel recycles most of its water in order to deal with the scarce resource.  Texas may have to look at similar steps to deal with a growing population and industries that are big users of water.  A&M maybe poised to research that issue with this move.

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