Yeah ... the state of Israel is another MAJOR source of irritation for the Muslims. They consider that territory to be a part of the Nation of Islam. The Jews cite the Old Testament and the presence of the remains of the Temple of Solomon as establishing their inherent right to that particular piece of property.
It doesn't help that that the Muslims knocked down the temple and built a mosque on top of it hundreds of years ago. The foundation of the original structure still remains though. The rest is denial,denial,denial, and a bitter feud over who has a right to what that's been going on for centuries.
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The place where people get hung up is the holy books. As books of religion they differ and people fight about those differences. They all fervently believe that theirs is the only true faith.
The sad thing is that as books of law there's not a great deal of difference. A basically good and decent person is not likely to run into major problems living under Muslim,Christian,or Hebrew law as long as those religions are practiced in [U]moderation[U].
Life in Saudi Arabia is not all that bad. The leadership of the royal family is fairly good. They've taken the proceeds from their oil wealth and used them to enrich the lives of all of their citizens. As a Saudi citizen you're entitled to a free college education, healthcare, and a yearly salary from the government. It's still a restricted life but a positive change in their society is coming slowly.
What i would watch for is a cease to all of the infighting amongst the Muslims. If one group clearly emerges as the victor and they unify all of those different countries into the United States of Islam then their next step will be to spread the religion worldwide.
As long as they are busy fighting amongst themselves they won't pose a significant threat to the U.S. -or - the Israelis.
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