Is the current conflict between the West and Islam in reality a conflict between ISRAEL and Islam ?

Question

Spock, when did I say I believed that?

eziekiel You give a first class reply, of course it is a conflict between Israel and Islam, and just look at the global suffering it has caused

eziekiel You give a first class reply, of course it is a conflict between Israel and Islam, and just look at the global suffering it has caused

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1681119,00.html

Answer 1

Well of course,for example the war in Iraq was simply a way of knocking out an enemy of Israel and it was paid for in USA tax dollars and lives.

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Answer 2

I have traveled thru a lot of the middle East, and Asia in the last few years and every where I go people ask me why do America support Israel so completely, since they are the ones who cause most of the problems through out the world?? what answer can I give except the one P,M, Sharon gave, he told the world we the Jew's own America, it seems the whole world is asking why?? except Americans why??? is Americans so stupid they can't see the hand writing on the wall?? Israel has cost America billions of dollars in direct loans , grants etc that will never be repaid and we give them billions annually for what?? so they can live the good life? their standard of living is much higher than ours now, with maids and servants in every home, I was there not long ago,we took out Iraq because they were Israels worst enemy,look at the cost to our country, what do we get in return? a thumb up the nose when we suggest they settle the Palestinian problem, it is to profitable for them to stop it. and as Mr, Sharon said we own America and they also have so many idiots here who will support them in their evilness,

Answer 3

The real conflict is between the "trouble makers" of every group and the peaceful people who wants to live a
"Hate-free and happy life.
I think about 10% of people in all religions belive that they must spread their hatread against the "Other Religion" in order to serve God as they perceive it. They will not tolerate
any one who do not agree with them.

I think, some day, God will find a way to communicate with this
people and stop them.

Then, we will witness many Jewish families will travel to
Muslim lands, and freely enjoy all the historic sites and learn about their cultures, and many muslim families visit Israel and
enjoy the modern marvels they can find there.

In the mean time, I think it is best for American People not to
get involved in their conflict.

These people have been killing and hating each other for a long time. But they don't have the right to come to our Country
and pour their hatred and problems into our harts and soul and ruin our lives and economy, by convincing us that this is our problem also. I don't think it is. Lets put American interest
and well being first.Otherwise everyone looses.

Learner

Answer 4

The conflict that is happening all over this Globe is nothing but religion. I only wish everyone would all stay in their own Country, and just trade with everyone else. If they have problems.. sort it out but do not expect others to do it for you. The truth of the matter is that other peoples ways of doing things do not go down well with others and thats when Conflict starts. It would not matter if your neighbours of the Country next door to you wanted to pray to the Moon as it should never become your business.

Answer 5

To me it seems there is a perfect storm of incompetence and malfeasance. The president was - by his own admission - incompetent - with respect to foreign affairs. In an efforts to look "Texas tough", he brought in "hardline" conservative thinkers (at the time and to an extent presently) dominated by neoconservative thought. Neoconservatives such as Paul Wolfowitz, Douglass Feith and Richard Perle all have strong affiliation with Israel's former Likud party and have either been implicated in or directly found guilty of espionage for Israel.

So the conspiracy there as such is not really all that secret.

For me however, it comes down to belligerent incompetence, and this has so scarcely anything to do with actually addressing the legitimate military threat posed by radical Islam, as to almost be two separate subjects were it not for the fact that one US problem so perfectly aggravates another US problem.

Largely, you solve the problem of US interests in the Islamic world in the simplest of ways, simply follow those actions which are in the US long term interests.

1. Reduce or seek to eliminate the use of OIL and more specifically Middle Eastern petroleum products by US interests.

2. Compel Israel to settle her border disputes - set a firm timeline with Tel-Aviv for withdrawl of ALL us funding. Encourage them to seek funding elsewhere, which keeps the Kinnesset focused on self-perservation.

3. Purge the US congress and senate. Set 3 term term-limits for Congress, 2 term term-limits for senate. Ban any current or former public office holder from seeking reelection for 20 years. Ban lobbyists and political action committees altogether. Cap political spending at 200,000 dollars per candidate and mandate voter turnout. All citizens must vote, or pay a 50 dollar penalty - like Australia for example.

4. Massively start to re-order our economy along the lines of an either self-sustained or more sustainable lifesytle, with a goal of 90% domestically produced energy by 2030.

5. Reduce the national debt, bring the national debt down to a number which is some trivial fraction of our current outstanding debt. This is done though defunding military industrial boondoggle projects, curtailing social security to about 75% of it's current size and reordering the budget to include a manidtory surplus until the debt is relieved.

Answer 6

To some extent yes, but I think it also has alot to do with the West, particularly the United States and their role in the Middle East and the rest of the Muslim world. Israel-Palestine is the biggest issue by far, but Coca-Cola, McDonald's, MTV and the US support for regimes like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordon, and Pakistan are also a big part of it.

Answer 7

The conflict is more about imperialism. Ghandi believed that Palestine belong to the Arabs like France belongs to the French, and when Israel was created it was a new method of controlling countries that were once colonies, but the violence is simply because of ignorance. Both parties have thrown away the idea of diplomacy. And their is not a clash against Israel and Islam. It is a clash with Arabs (and those who side with them), and Jews (and those who side with them)

Answer 8

No. It's really between the west and Islam. Throwing Israel into the picture is just a red herring.

Now, that doesn't mean there isn't ALSO a conflict between Israel and Islam. Most of the middle east denies Israel's right to exist so Israel is in a constant state of having to defend itself. Makes them a bit testy, I'd guess. I would be too.

Answer 9

Ever seen how much money we give to Israel? Its in the Billions. Ever seen how much military technology we give them? I wonder why? Who does the government borrow from? Who has the money for the government to borrow? I will leave it at that. We will always be Israels friend. The Jews in world history get picked on too much anyway. If people would leave them alone then this would not be an issue.

Answer 10

No it is not against Israel only. Extremist Muslims are now found in almost every country of the world causing the same death and destruction to anyone who is non Muslim. They are a global menace and it will take a united world to fight them.