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This thread makes TFP even more awesome.
To answer the OP: I don't think that Magneto was purposefully written to resemble Israel at any point. I can see however a similar attitude, with grossly similar motivations, provided you adjust scales and overlook quite a few differences.
Magneto is not threatened, really. He's pretty much one of the most powerful beings on earth, has a massive following, etc. Israel is in a hot spot, and it's forces are not vastly superior to its potential enemies(all the surrounding countries) and is not popular in a lot of countries.
I agree that Magneto is a villain. He pretty much seeks world domination, and his "eliminate the inferior" ideology is more comparable to Hitler than Israel, IMO. His character is tragic, and his struggle is definitely emotional, and so the reader does empathize with him quite a bit. But he is still a Villain, and a badass one at that.
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