[sinclair]

Even if Israel did not exist there would never be peace in the Middle East. Reason; Islam the religion of no peace.

[Catspaw]

Of course there wouldn't be peace in the Middle East if Israel wasn't there--but Israel is a handy shield & target the countries in the region use to avoid dealing with their own problems, kind of a bait & switch: "You're hungry--it's the fault of the Jews. You don't have jobs? It's the fault of the Jews." Stuff like that.