Unfortunately there is a fairly strong argument - based on logic - that the spark for Islamic extremism emerged from the Israeli -Palestinian discord that erupted after the Jewish terrorism of the day was rewarded with the creation of a post-Holocaust homeland in Israel. Israel's intransigence on the seized territories since the 1967 war and the people affected by it- read again Palestinians- have done nothing to heal the fracture(s). A corollary of this is that the hostility and enmity between the West and the Arab world will not dissipate until the Israeli - Palestinian conflict is resolved. And that would be resolved fairly as judged by the innate sense of fairness found in even newborn children and without the nuances provided by politicians, their lawyers and their spin doctors. Also unfortunately, resolution is not likely to happen anytime soon given the current crop of politico's weighing in with their attitudes, opinions and agendas.