Douglas:  You make some important points in this post.  Many individuals equate Judaism with Zionism and the current policies of Israel.  That's quite unfair.  Many individuals support Judaism and, at the same time, oppose the treatment of non-Jews in Israel and the occupied territories.  May I repeat for emphasis your very key sentence "I myself have long supported a two state solution and have high a respect for the rights of both Jews and Arabs."  well statedk.    regards, Gary Crum