I am not one of those who say that the DailyKos community is anti-Israel. There are a diversity of views in the community on the Middle East, as on many other topics.
That said, there is a disturbing phenonemnon of anti-Israel posters troll rating defenders of Israel.
If you want an example, just look at the diary from about an hour ago, "Robert Fisk: Mystery of Israel's secret uranium bomb." The diary is based on some fairly sketchy evidence, but no one has troll rated the diarist, or those who defend it.
For putting forth an opposing view, defending Israel--and suggesting that Mideast diaries focus on ways that we can move the region toward peace--I've now been troll rated twice. Three times if you count the troll rating given my comment objecting to being troll rated.
Other posters in the thread suggest that it's become increasingly common to be troll rated for making reasonable comments, particularly about Israel.
I'm no fan of meta-diaries, but I raise this because I think this sort of ratings abuse stifles free debate on the site and is bad for the community.