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That's a simplification. Check this:

"Israel has long struggled with the demands of modern society and the increasingly strident calls from the ultra-Orthodox to bring public life more in line with rigid Jewish teachings. There is no separation of church and state in Israel, where religious facilities — including those for the Muslim and Christian communities — are funded by the government but controlled by the religious establishment. There is a wary standoff between the state judicial system and the religious courts, leading to increasingly frequent showdowns over cases involving divorce and religious conversion."

From here:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1914391,00.html

religious facilities — including those for the Muslim and Christian communities — are funded by the government but controlled by the religious establishment.

Jews have their court, Muslim have their court and Christians have their court. And all of them coincide relatively peacefully. It's not a theocracy. It's a religious democracy.

My point is that there is definite tension, and not in a minority. Sure, the GLBT community does well and good for them, in a lot of areas. They should have equal rights and rock out with their lives. But it's a simplification to say Israel is all sweetness and light about it.

i didn't say it's all sweetness. :)

we have separation between state and church and still get tensions.