But it takes a malicious fool to argue that a statement made by a terrorist leader 2 months after the 9/11 act proves that Israel is *the* cause of the act.
There is a big difference between a cause and rallying point. Israel is not the root cause of friction between Islam and the west. It's simply not that significant. It is a convenient banner for the Arab world - one that some fools in the West seem all too happy to embrace. What is the root cause you may ask? An overwhelming sense of Islamic/Arab inferiority in the face of the West. Israel didn't cause that.
There's a whole 50+ year history that people have repeated over and over in this forum. A lot of us are blue in the face pointing out straightforward facts such as it was the Arab countries who overran Palestine in 1948, that they were the aggressors in 1967 and on and on.
While a lot of people get it - it doesn't seem to stop weeds like you from popping up who thrive on the compost of ignorance.
I cite your posting of this thread as an example of your twisted logic. On another thread - you project a pious alarm over "rationalizations" that Israel may resort to nuclear weapons if it faces anihilation. Who'se going to protect them, you?
Being that you are representative of a small distasteful crowd, I feel compelled to respond to you. You and the specific points you raise merit little attention otherwise.