Yes, I think it's clear that it's probably the same half (aprox.) of Israeli's that don't believe in Palestinian rights. What I think is admirable the myrid ways that the Dalai Lama has been reaching out beyond his natural constituency (i.e. Tibetans in exile & Tibetan Buddhist students from all parts of the globe). He has been meeting with all sorts of interfaith & ecological groups & attending scientific conferences. He is as concerned about the deforestation and contamination of the himilayan region by Chinese policies, industry & mining over the past 50 yrs. as he for the self-determination of the Tibetan people. We would all do well to remember that most of the weather in the Northern Hemisphere ariginates in those, the highest moountains on earth. Regardless of ideology, I have found the current Dalai Lamas actions & statements consistently free of dogma and and helpful in thinking about crucial issues in innovative ways. I will also never forget the image of him holding the hand of the elderly & frail founder of Liberation Theology , Dom Helder Camera from Brazil at a "Spiritual Summit" many years ago. Also part of that group were Pir Vilijat Khan,founder of the Sufi Order of the West, Swami Satchitananda, founder of Integral Yaga and several Indigenous Elders, all sadly gone now. To be con't...