Uh no, that had nothing to do with it AT ALL.
Face it, the majority of Israel are not even orthodox Jews; they are secularists. The Israeli I served with in the U.S. Army has tons of friends in the IDF. He told me that most of the young people hate religion.
You are clueless. 30 years ago, that was true but not anymore. Your information is dated. This is part of G-ds plan by the way. The religous Jews are out birthing the seculars and already the religous are a majority in the IDF. Within a generation, the majority of Jews in Israel will be religous and will control the government. G-d has alrady foreordained how this will end. The Jewish people will return and follow G-ds commands, ordinances, statutes etc. The Temple WILL be rebuilt, Sin sacrfices ARE returning, the preisthood and Law will be taught from Zion.
my Israeli friend claims
Your Israeli friend is an idiot and wrong. I am sure I have a lot more Israeli friends than you and they would laught at that guy.
Dispensationalism sans Jesus.