[Michael Goldsberry]

"would find itself at war with the entire Muslim world."

Since when has this not been the case?

[anotherview]

Israel has NEVER been at war with the entire Muslim world. Israel enjoys good relations and a strategic alliance with Turkey. Israel enjoys good relations with Mauritania. We have peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan. I don't ever seem to remember hostilities between Israel and Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation on the planet.