How I fall into that category I know not, I am simply pointing out historical facts.
Here's another one for you to dodge.
Palestine was occupied by people fleeing persecution in Europe.
The Americas were occupied by people fleeing persecution in Europe.
When the Jews found that they were unwelcome they took up arms.
When the Founding Fathers found that were unwelcome they took up arms.
Please explain the difference, if any.
If the native Americans decided to fight back with bombs, rockets and suicide bombers what would you do?
whenever you identify yourself with, and undertake to champion or advance a cause
The only cause I am championing is a level playing field, that you apply the same rules to Jews as to yourself.
Both your points (Israel's "right to exist" and the actual ethnopolitical dominance in the classical music realm), IMHO, fall into the third category
In other words you see Israel's fight to establish itself as being different to that of your country's violent past, why is that?
"You shall rule them with a rod of iron" and "They shall lick the dust from your feet"
If you wish to quote Biblical texts try this one.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Matthew.
I don't apply the one that you have quoted
UNreasonably suspected common denominator linking the behavior of the Israelis and the representations of the man in Wales writing on the archaeology board. and you quite obviously don't follow that which I quoted.
Israel, right or wrong, has done no diffrent to your country and burying your head in the sand does not give you a good view of the moral high ground. Bring on that level playing field and judge all alike, as I do, Israel included!
Roy.
First people deny a thing, then they belittle it, then they say it was known all along! Von Humboldt