It's time for Israel to separate religion and state ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Uri Misgav - (Opinion) January 31, 2012 - 1:00am According to John Lennon, "God is a concept by which we measure our pain." That means that Israel is apparently a nation in great pain. According to a sensational survey by the Guttman Center, 80 percent of Israeli Jews believe in God. Ostensibly this is a harsh statistic. Gideon Levy's heartfelt moan, as expressed in his opinion piece "God have mercy on us," which appeared in this newspaper earlier this week, is understandable. » Read more