Is the Sept. 11 attack tied to the Arab-Israeli conflict?
It is being dragged in by people who are trying to exploit the event to bolster anti-Arab sentiment. But the truth is, that what Osama Bin Laden did has nothing to do with the Middle East conflict. It has to do with Bin Laden’s distorted and disturbed fanatic ideology. The issues of the Middle East have been dragged into this unfortunate tragedy, mainly by pro-Israeli activists who believe that they, not Americans, should control American Foreign policy. The conflict in Palestine is about allowing a people to become free from oppression. It is about ending Israel’s 34 year long occupation of Palestinian homes and lands. The conflict in Palestine is about forcing Israel to recognize that it MUST surrender land it occupied in 1967 in order to achieve peace. Just as Bin Laden is a fanatic, many in the government of Ariel Sharon are fanatics, too. 11. Why is there violence in the Middle East conflict? The main reason for violence has several aspects. First, there are terrorists and extremi
