Oh please. He's quoting patent numbers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia and comparing it to Israel.. It's like comparing US patent numbers to Mexico.. Are you kidding me..?

And he praises their prime minister Netanyahu for being an optimist. Netanyahu is a pretty controversial figure to say the least, even amongst Israelis.

Is it any surprise this is an Op-Ed piece?

EDIT: So a theocracy mired in civil war and at the center of so much religious and cultural tension on a global scale is a success story comparable to Silicon Valley? Yeah, great article...