On the topic of tolerance, fun fact: Judaism is illegal in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Homosexuality is a capital offence in Saudi Arabia, and then theres that whole "womens' rights" thing.

Isreal has a history of overreacting to terrorism, but the truth is that its still a fuckton better than any other country in the region, and there wouldn't be a problem at all if the rest of the region weren't backwards asshats.