Without commenting on the makeup of that particular area as I dont know, I can offer the following:
The religious makeup of the country according to the CIA fact book is -- and apparently a fairly large geographic area (the east coast of the country and parts of colombo) have been effected:
Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
CIA Factbook Sri Lanka
I am led to suspect that the knee jerk reaction of some when someone says NO to Israel is to feel that this is an attack on Jews.
I have no idea, as usual, what Jaxx is upto in this thread.