Thank you, CarolC. I personally have never seen Zionism used in a context other than either the original founding of Israel or anti-Semitic ravings, but then I've never had anyone argue the Palestinian case as eloquently or rationally as you have, either.

McBoyne-the state of Israel was founded to keep ethnic, religious, or culturally Jewish people safe from oppression. The inclusion of Judaic principles was almost incidental to this task. I don't even want to try to address your misconceptions on the Irish.