It seems to me that the only people who dispute the existence of Israel or the right for Israel to exist are other religious people.
There are some philosophical aspects to modern science. But unlike religion, science is much more aggressive and less passive in its methods. Scientific beliefs are stated and then tested and models are developed. If beliefs fail scientific testing, they are tossed or viewed as incomplete and ammended. One generally doesn't test religious precepts in order to validate their veracity as that would violate the principal of faith.
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/philosophy
But both religion and science attempt to explain our world and our role in that world.
I agree I believe science is attempting to explain what we physically see or touch and religion is trying to explain the spiritual domain