(Ynet News) Abraham H. Foxman - No sooner was the tragic news out concerning the carnage in London than the old refrain surfaced once again that if only the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were resolved, the world would not be facing the huge threat of Islamist terrorism. In fact, however, the "root cause" of Islamist terrorism is simply that there are murderers out there who will stop at nothing to extirpate and terrorize anyone whom they don't like (which includes Christians, Jews, Muslims, and a lot of other folk). All kinds of reasons, motives, and goals are attached to this behavior, but in the end one is left with brutal action by people who want to maim and murder innocents. Islamist terrorism itself is the ultimate "root cause" of the Middle East conflict because absent its violence and ideology of hatred, Israelis and Palestinians would likely be able to work out the issues between them in a way where both parties could live in peace and security.
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