The university did the right thing. The Professor should write the lor for the student period.
My son might want to do an internship /study abroad at Technion, which is in Israel, he joked about trying to find someone to write him a lor. Sad he actually had to think about it.
I have been to Israel twice. Once your there you will get it. The news media you see about Israel that is very slanted. For those making comments please just keep in mind it’s the Only democratic country in the entire Middle East. Do I agree with all their policies… No. Do I agree with all the US policies… No.