Egypt made "peace" with Israel because Israel did exactly what my post advocated--kicked Arab ass. "..because it was right" wasn't part of the equation--it was the only way they could get the Sinai back. Jordan did so because they knew (and know) that Israel CAN "kick their ass" anytime they so desire.
My exposure to Arabs from many different nations happened long before the US was conceived as "the Great Satan", from Arab students who came to the US to attend American universities. The university I attended offered a major summer program in "English as a second language" and drew MANY foreign students (not just Arabs) who then fanned out from there to attend colleges and universities all over the US. I worked at the U. during those summers as a student residence-hall supervisor while also taking courses, and had close contact with all these folks. The Arabs were uniformly the biggest bunch of lying sneaks I have ever had the misfortune to be exposed to. And these were students from the very top strata of the "Arab intelligentsia". Is reality prejudice?? I don't think so.
What is YOUR first-hand experience with the "wonderful" Arabs, Feeny??