[beaversmom]

I'm not the best on Middle East history either, but I believe that I've heard the same thing--that there were very few people in the area but when the Jews came in and made something of it, suddenly Arabs wanted a piece of the action. They just can't stand that the Jews have made something out of a cruddy little piece of land. I've seen our dogs do the same thing with a bowl of food--one may not want the food at first but if that dog sees another dog come over and try to eat, all hell breaks loose.