Is Sam Harris becoming a pariah for the anti-religious cause?

[Zack]

I don't think Mr. Harris is at risk of becoming a pariah. I will still enjoy his speeches and writing, while disagreeing with the conclusion in that link. He explains his reasoning for not "criticizing" Israel. Meanwhile, several of his paragraphs end with admonishments of Israeli actions. I agree there is plenty of blame to go around. Israel is complicit in the fracturing and marginalization of the more secular parties within the PLO. Appearing to overreact and/or consider disproportionate civilian casualties acceptable when dealing with the various groups that filled the vacuum such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. I also think Israel has a responsibility to the people living in the occupied/disputed territories. Restricting access to water, medicine, electricity, and education only bolsters the ranks of those groups willing to blow up buses and pizza parlors full of children. Again I agree with Mr. Harris, that Israel has every right to protect itself from these criminals. I find fault in his lesser of two evils evaluation. Why take a side at all if you are Sam Harris? I don't want to compare and contrast Islam with Janism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Judaism when I've already come to the conclusion religion is bad. Belief is still the lowest common denominator.