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To: Ilaine who wrote (121480)9/13/2001 8:54:52 AM
From: Moominoid   of 436258
 
Most Israelis are secular.

I haven't heard about this Isaiah bit.

There are about three levels at least in this conflict.

1. Hatred of the West in general since the crusades and even more so if they promote "secularism". Israel is a local manifestation of the West at this level.
2. Dispute over land and homeland in Israel. We are called Yehudim - Judeans (which has become Jew in English - German Jüde is closer to the original. I've heard said that the Palestinians stayed on the land and changed their religion and language and we kept the religion and language etc but lost the land and now came back (though only during the crusades were there no Jews in Judea). Not som mcuh a dispute about religion but nationality and land.
3. Dispute over such issues as the Temple Mount. I'd put that down the bottom of the list as only a minority of Israelis want to hold it and even smaller plan on building a temple any time soon and it is in Muslim hands currently.

David
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