You say that you talked to about hundred Jews and about two hundred and fifty lebanese residents and you say that you haven't been to Israel. So, where did this "interaction" take place? Dont tell me that you logged onto some irc server, entered a #israel or #lebanon channel and did your "interacting".
And saying the article was a layman's guide and not a doctoral thesis is a feeble excuse for a badly written and RESEARCHED article. Buck up Rediff! I am disappointed in you.