Yeah Steven, but I clearly wasn't trying to shift the discussion to being about Islam. I was providing an example, among others, of why your OP was a crock.

As I said, Proxy proved my point very nicely.

CJ Morgan,
mikk's statement...
<<Israel...is at the heart of all of todays wars, conflict and terrorism.>>
and your...
<<mikk's right>>
...are blatantly false.
mikk further statement...
<<Islam is the victim of (most) of todays wars, conflict and terrorism>>
...is more falsehood.
How can Islam be the victim in...
"India and the Sudan and Algeria and Afghanistan and New York and Pakistan and Israel and Russia and Chechnya and the Philippines and Indonesia and Nigeria and England and Thailand and Spain and Egypt and Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia and Ingushetia and Dagestan and Turkey and Morocco and Yemen and Lebanon and France and Uzbekistan and Gaza and Tunisia and Kosovo and Bosnia and Mauritania and Kenya and Eritrea and Syria and Somalia and California and Kuwait and Virginia and Ethiopia and Iran and Jordan and United Arab Emirates and Louisiana and Texas and Tanzania and Germany and Australia and Pennsylvania and Belgium and Denmark and East Timor and Qatar and Maryland and Tajikistan and the Netherlands and Scotland and Chad and Canada and China and Nepal and the Maldives and Argentina and Mali and Angola and..."?
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
I mean, what are the chances that Islam is the victim in wars and terrorism right around the globe, all because of Israel?
I'm not a statistician, but the chances seem slim to me.

Proxy, do you have anything to say about stevenlmeyer's original post, or are you just going to persist in derailing the discussion into your obsession with Islam?

Israel hardly gets a mention unless the topic is Israel focussed. In my experience, gender and religion would top the list for OLO.

Why is Israel a no-go zone for criticism? Israel has been in the news of late because of the recent attack of an aid ship (details still coming to hand so too early to make judgements) and passport forgeries.

Dear Proxy,

Don't be jealous.

You might not have the
qualifications or necessary
experience to work in a public library
but you can join. Become a member.
That way you'll be able to borrow.
My advice is, start with the picture
books first.

Dear CJ,

Israel's actions are now in question.
Their response however, should not simply
be to blame people. That's inadequate.
Decisions taken by their own responsible
authorities must be probed. The responsibility
rests with the Israeli government and the
military. They need as well as a national
inquiry - to begin forcusing on justice
for both Israelis and Palestinians, and not just
on military might. The Jewish state can
only ignore world opinion for so long.

CJ Morgan,
If it wasn't for Islam,
Israel wouldn't be a problem.
It would just be getting on with its
usual business of turning desert land productive,
instead of vice versa like its neighbours.
Israel does a good job in providing for the welfare
of both its citizens and the ungrateful Palestinians.
Israel is in a constant state of seige
because it is surrounded by Islamic threats.
The threats originate from Mohammed's antipathy toward the
Jews and the resultant Koranic exhortations to destroy them.
(and you thought it was Allah that hated the Jews!)
I admire their resilience and stoicism,
surrounded as they are by barbarism.
The Jews are hardworking, intelligent and
enjoy higher than average success as a result.
Their dominance in the Nobel Prize awards is just one testament to their genius.
They haven't let their religion permanently
fossilise their development at the stone age level.
I would sooner live under Israeli hegemony than Islamic hegemony.
Israel is an oasis of relative sanity in the maelstrom of the middle east.

disclaimer:
Just as I am not a Christian, I also am not a Jew.