David Newman in the Jerusalem Post has this excellent suggestion to fight boycotters and raise the standard at Israel's universities.
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=222899

Nor should it be directed only at the Jewish audience, but should seek to bring in the best students and researchers from around the world. The many Asian students who flock to the USA and Europe should be enticed to see Israeli universities as a viable alternative. In addition to the obvious financial and “goodwill” opportunities, this will serve to place Israeli universities back at the cutting edge of scientific achievement.

Israel’s scientific standing in the world remains high, but not as high as it was 20 or 30 years ago. The internationalization of the universities is an important step in this respect, and our friends and patrons are invited to rise to this new challenge and to think of how they, too, could contribute to this important endeavor.