Lovely piece, Lisa. Welcome back. One doesn't have to be secular to be huminist. I can attest to the fact that there are also religious Zionists who see things very much the way Ilan does. We are here not in order to wrest land, rights or dignity from another people but to develop a just society based on the vision of the Prophets and the most important of the Torah's values. Again, so glad you're back! Sara