Your friend, Renee, has sent you the following article from JPost.com: Amotz Asa-El's article from 9 November. Many people still may not agree with him, but at least his tone of voice is more civilized. Middle Israel: What Israel's education debate is really about The country increasingly realizes that this showdown is another round in mediocrity's war on excellence. Click here to view the entire article: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1192380768149 AOL Users click here to view the article: <A HREF="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1192380768149";>http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1192380768149</A> Don't miss out on any of the important breaking news stories and in-depth analysis about Israel you can only get from The Jerusalem Post. Sign up for our EMail Edition today. Click on the link below to sign up: https://secure.jpost.com/EmailEdition/ For more news updates, go to http://www.jpost.com/