That's true. The Bahais tend to be peaceful people, and they are no threat to either the Israelis or the Iranian regime. The Israelis, being at heart pragmatists, recognize that, and accordingly they leave the Bahais alone. This does not mean that the Israelis, however, leave other people alone when there are strategic gains to be made. Hardly.

If your point is that Israel is somewhat more liberal and less authoritarian a society than Iran, I agree, it is. I still don't agree with Israel's aggressive policies in the Middle East, nor with their totally out of proportion response to the kidnapping of two soldiers (and that's just an excuse for what they wanted to do anyway).