Guest, C-watch, you seem to be saying that among Israelis, only a small fringe believe it. The way you had it worded originally, I wasn't sure weather that was your meaning, or if you meant that the only people who believe this (possibly anywhere in the world) are a small fringe in Israel.

I have no idea how many people in Israel believe it. I'm willing to take your word that it's only a small fringe. But I have never suggested that many Israelis believe it. I have only suggested that many people believe it. And the fact is that many do (and more than a few of them seem to post to the Mudcat), and those people who do believe it, at least those here in the US, can and do have an impact on how things happen in the Middle East.