I am not trying 'so hard' as accepting the facts of the ORIGINAL STORY that Ms.Flowers wrote above all this back-and-forth. The victims of the Holocaust, primarilly (though not only) Ashkenazi Jews had nowhere else to go. They established themselves in Israel and protected themselves in so doing.

You do not ask permission to survive.

You can argue about what Scripture says till the cows come home. Ultimately you can justify anything through Scripture. I take it as a great comfort that so many Israelis (according to you are atheists). My reaction: "Can you blame them?"

They have built a nation with Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Ba'hai, Agnostic, Atheist elements and races that encompass Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews, Arabs, Armenians, Africans, Hispanics (yes!). They have world class science centers and educational institutions there open to all. The idea of putting someone on trial for heresy is laughable in that environment.

I hope they defend the hell out of it.