And if by this: "except perhaps to some folks' preconceived opinions- but then again perhaps not- as they never seem to let reality interfere with their platform", you are refering to the GUEST posts in this thread that document Israeli human rights abuses and disrimination based on religion, I find that pretty laughable to the extent that this is being applied to what I have posted.

That's a psychological ploy that I have encountered a lot recently. I say "recently" because never in my life, prior to Israel's incursions into the occupied territories this past March, have I *ever* questioned anything Israel has done. In fact, I didn't really know anything about Israel (or the middle east) at all. So, having never disagreed with anyone about Israel, I have never encountered the myriad of psychological smear tactics that I'm now finding are used by people who want to silence any disagreement on the subject.

I must say, it's been quite an education these last few months. Kind of like getting plunged into a bucket of ice water. I'll provide documentation on the smear tactics, too, as I'm discovering that I'm far from being the only person who is experiencing this sort of thing. Would you believe people are actually using these psychological smear tactic on *Rabbi's* too? Hard to believe, I know, but it's true.

But I'm afraid any speculation on your part about any sort of pre-concieved opinions I may or may not have are misplaced, and are simply that: speculation.