Well the "little guys" seem to be doing ok regarding there persecution of the Palestinians of all religious denominations. I would call that rather cowardly.
Precisely my point. A minor regional skirmish with fewer deaths than in most wars. I agree that without religion it wouldn't have gotten any media attention, so religion certainly plays a part there, but the point still stands, I find it weird that people pick on Jews or this particular conflict instead of picking on other religions who killed and still kill a lot more.
(Not that I really blame religion, I think it's people with lust for power taking advantage of whatever they can take, and religion is a convenient tool. However, for the sake of the argument I'm taking your point at face value.)