My plan would be to dismantle the aparthied Jewish State of Israel, and establish in its place a country where Jews, and Palestinian Arabs and Christians can live together in peace and equality.>- Guest.

My wife and I have just come from a trip to Haifa- we spent some time in a big shopping mall. In spite of the strict security, and the terrorist alerts,we mingled with traditionally garbed Muslim women( and men,but they mostly dress just like anybody else-in jeans and shirts)- Israeli Arab citizens- going peacefully about their business.We enjoyed a meal,sitting alongside of other citizens- Arab & Jew, black, white and oriental. Israel is one of the most racially mixed societies there is. There is no apartheit here. There's plenty needs fixing- and much education to be done- but there is freedom of religion- and racial equality here. Peaceful people of all religious persuasions and racial backgrounds can live together here- in peace and equality.

The Halachic Laws referring to God given Jewish Supremacy over gentiles, are just archaic leftovers from biblical and medieval times. They are not applicable in Israel today. Israel is not a Halachic State-the vast majority of its citizens(including most of the religious ones) don't want it to be, and accordsing to rabbis I have heard, it would be impossible to make it so today. Israel is a democracy- War and terror don't make it easy for a democracy to shine brightly, but there are checks and balances here. Peace will come eventually. In the meantime the civil liberties of minorities here, ethnic, sexual or religious are still greater than in all the other countries of the Middle East. Jack The Lad- in Israel