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Short answer
The claim that Israel is the root of all Middle East problems is pure propaganda. Far more Muslims have been killed by other Muslims in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Sudan—conflicts that have nothing to do with Israel.
Intra-Arab violence existed long before 1948 and continues regardless of Israel’s existence. What’s often ignored is Israel’s positive role in the region: it builds trade, tech, and security ties across the Middle East.
Long answer
The claim that Israel is the root of all problems in the Middle East is a politically motivated distortion. It ignores the far deadlier and more widespread conflicts caused by internal divisions within the region itself.
Intra-Arab conflicts have long preceded the establishment of Israel in 1948 and have continued independently of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These internal disputes, often rooted in sectarian, tribal, and political divisions, have led to significant violence and instability in the Middle East.
In Syria, over 500,000 people have been killed—mostly Muslims—by the Assad regime in a brutal civil war.
In Yemen, the war between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition has claimed over 377,000 lives. Iraq suffered massive sectarian bloodshed after Saddam’s fall, with ISIS adding more terror.
In contrast, while the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ongoing and tragic, it has resulted in significantly fewer casualties than these wars. According to global conflict data, deaths in that conflict are a fraction of those caused by internal Arab or Muslim conflicts. Yet somehow, Israel is still blamed as the central cause of regional instability.
What’s often ignored is Israel’s positive role in the region. Through the Abraham Accords, Israel has built real diplomatic and economic ties with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan—boosting trade, tourism, tech, and regional security. Israeli hospitals have treated thousands of Palestinians and Syrians, including children.
And in global crises—from earthquakes to epidemics—Israel sends aid and rescue teams without hesitation.
