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Yes indeed that is a much more balanced piece. From the article:

There was immense excitement among messianists of the Israeli religious Right, and their American Christian counterparts.

So you see, when somone slimes and ridicules the religious beliefs of some Jews, they insult some Christians too. All-purpose religious bigotry, eh? Most religions have traditions that are odd to other folks. Eating wafers that are the body of Christ might seem odd to some. Not to me. I am the tolerant and respectful type. :)

...when somone slimes and ridicules the religious beliefs of some Jews, they insult some Christians too.

Neither Christianity nor Judaism are monolithic movements, and you are by no means their high priestess.

All-purpose religious bigotry, eh?

The last refuge of a tendentious, mendacious scoundrel.

The fact is, we are not talking about all Christians or all Jews, now are we? We are talking about small, extremist cults who think they can somehow speed up the eschatological timeline. And considering that the Christian nutballs and the Jewish nutballs expect somewhat different results - Jews expect the Messiah to appear, whereas Christians expect Christ to return, at which time the Jews will get to choose between converting to Christianity or getting tossed into the lake of fire - I seriously doubt that we are seeing a stable, long-term coalition here.

"So you see, when somone slimes and ridicules the religious beliefs of some Jews, they insult some Christians too. All-purpose religious bigotry, eh?"

I am tolerant but when religious beliefs lead to a political agenda of bringing on 'Armageddon' I think they should be exposed, criticized, and opposed.