Anyone who does not know that the Arab nations of the Middle East loathe Israel with a frightening passion has been living under a rock. Less than 10 years after Israel declared its independence, its Arab neighbors had already gone to war against it three times with guerrilla style raids and bombings in between each war. To this day, the many Arab states speak openly about their desire for the destruction of Israel. Terrorists regularly attack Israeli citizens and tourists alike, rockets are launched deliberately at civilian targets and Palestinian organizations refuse to compromise with Israel during attempts at forming peace. Just as the Bible prophesized, the Arab world wants nothing less than the utter destruction of the Jewish state. In fact, the establishment of Israel is often called the nakba, “the catastrophe,” by many Arabs, and Israel exists in a constant state of readiness for their enemies’ next attack.
