In general I am not posting in P&N any more -- at least not until some rational rules and moderation are reimposed -- but as one of the few people on this board openly Jewish, I feel compelled to point out that many, if not most, American Jews do indeed disagree with much of what the Israeli government, the ultra-orthodox, and the settlers are doing. Jews, like any group, are not monoliths, and there are very large differences of opinion between the right-leaning likudniks in Israel and most American Jews, who are generally liberal or moderate. That's not to say that American Jews don't support Israel, but many would prefer to see changes in the government's approach and behavior (sort of like how many of us feel about our own government!)
Personally, I think you should continue to engage in this forum as we really need to have a variety of views expressed, and I, for one, value a diversity of opinion.
Especially as we are quickly approaching even more troubling times.
Islam should not be considered purely a "religion," as so many posters here like to refer to it. It is a political philosophy and the Koran is basically a collection of writings that are Muhammed's guide to his followers on how deal with each other, but mostly how to conquer and rule.
Much like the distinctions between the Christian Old and New Testaments, the Koran can be divided into two sequential periods of writing.
In the first writings, derived out of his time in Mecca, Muhammad was a persecuted figure standing up to the local establishment. Here he is more tolerant out of fear for his life and his writings are more accommodating of others similarly oppressed.
Once he runs away to Medina and starts to be a political head and commander of violent conquest, you get the violent rhetoric and the instructions on how to deal with unbelievers and the conquered.
When there is any conflict between the earlier, Mecca based, writing and the later, Medina based, writing the more recent, more violent, more intolerant Medina prescriptions override. Hence, the proclivity for violence, the calls for conquest and enslavement of unbelievers that we are all too familiar with.
Western liberalism and Islamic fundamentalism are incompatible. Western tolerance is useful only to the extent it provides an opening to introduce Islam.
Now that the Muslim Brotherhood has gained political dominance in Egypt, they have moved very quickly replaced all officials and military commanders that are not members. They are now in the process of replacing mid-level bureaucrats and officers. They are also suppressing the Christian minorities that once had some modicum of freedom. Once all of that is done, we will see another Islamic Republic similar to the one that controls Iran.
I am not an optimist here. Islam is expansionist and colonial. They will sacrifice many lives on the path of conquest.
How Western liberal states (in the original sense of that word, since our modern liberals seek accommodation with intolerant Islam and will reap eventual servitude or death should their passivity prevail) deal with this developing threat will determine how likely they are to survive.
It is time to pick sides and allies, and I would rather stand with a democratic Israel than the totalitarian state that is being formed under the flag of Islam.