re: What's really ironic...
The irony is real, but keep in mind that Israel is largely a theocratic state. While there is religious tolerance towards neighbors, citizenship is restricted to Jews-residency is the lot for non-Jews and seats in government are reserved for Jews only.
When one of the Five Pillars of Islam requires submission to Islam, there is an almost irreconcilable clash of religious cultures that only the evolution of secular states can cure. Egypt is doing a fairly good job of developing in this direction as is Israel. The question is how can we influence and encourage this as a movement?
Publius