EZ: "Israel has not colonized entire continents, enslaved and eradicated entire peoples/cultures like Europeans did in N and S America and Australia." That would be a very valid comparison if we were talking about Israeli policies in the 18th and 19th century. Only, of course..... EZ: "Israel has not tried to forcibly convert or assimilate any minorities like medieval Europe did." And a medieval Israel that refused to follow the contemporary assimilation policies of Europe would, indeed, be entitled to crow. But there is no point comparing MODERN Israel with MEDIEVAL Europe. EZ: "So, indeed, nothing whatsoever in common." Indeed, true: Europeans live in the present, while zionists appear to live in a world of make-believe. You know, a world where they can compare themselves against those who have long-since vanished into the pages of history.