I find it supremely ironic that American Jews for the most part despise the one group that is most supportive of Israel, namely the Christian right or Evangelical movement. Of course, Evangelicals are not supporting Israel because they expect anything in return from their American Jewish countrymen. They are doing it because the Bible demands it, and because Jews and Christians have a far greater religious connection to the Holy Land than muslims. Still, it would be nice if Jews would cool it with their domestic jihad against the public display of Christian or even Jewish symbols.
As for Israel being the cause of the great muslim discontent, I think this is confusing a symptom with the disease. If Israel vanished overnight, jihad and islamofascism would merely advance to the next target of opportunity. Those who doubt this need to read up on the history of islam. Those moorish temples in Spain were not built because the muslims of that day were annoyed by the existence of Israel.
Like it or not, and the majority of liberals can't seem to grasp the concept, we are in a worldwide cultural and terrorist war with muslim aggression and islamofascism. Israel is the point of the spear, and we have no real choice but to do everything we can to ensure it triumphs over its enemies. Thankfully, the Bush administration does seem to understand this.
and I really mean it.