[zipo]

Well, it's easy to see where you have gone wrong with your thinking. It will be much tougher to educate you to the point where you can understand your errors, as that will require a great deal of intellectual and emotional growth on your part.

Suffice to say that in order to understand this situation (palestinians vs israelis, islamicists vs the West, etc. - which are in fact exemplars in microcosm of age old human conflicts), you have to be able to abandon partisanship and the need to be "right", and see the conflict from a different standpoint.

This requires what might be called 'metacognition' - that is, developing a mental model encompassing the issue systemically, rather than being stuck in a provincial model. This requires intelligence, but it also requires objectivity - that is, you must develop enough emotional mastery to be able to tolerate abandoning (even temporarily) your own narrow viewpoint and passions and prejudices.

You should try this. Obviously, it will not be easy for you as you are quite inflexible and emotionally committed to your position. However, if you make the effort, over time (if you are sincere and diligent) you will find that you are more objective, clearheaded, and rational. You may also find yourself developing the qualities of empathy and compassion. Here's a hint - it's not true empathy or compassion if you experience this only towards those who you perceive to be on your "side".

Good luck in your journey of personal growth - I'm looking forward to following your progress.