This is simply conspiracy theory rhetoric that doesn't even deserve a response to.
Dude, read some history, specifically about Israel's armed conflicts.
Let me give you a little primer.
In late 1947/early 1948 there was civil war in and around Jerusalem between Arabs and Jews. On May 14, 1948, the Jews declared they had established the State of Israel.
1948 Arab-Israeli War. Immediately, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq joined forces and attacked Israel from the north, the east, and the west. They wanted Jerusalem back, and they opposed the formation of a Jewish state. They still prefer for there not to be a Jewish state, but the Arab nations lost that war. As a result, about 700,000 Arabs were driven out of what is now Israel. Many of the Arab states are still angry and bitter about that.
In the meantime, Israel's population mushroomed due to Jewish immigration from Holocaust survivors in Europe, some American Jews, and from Jews living in Arab nations. Israel prospered and developed into a Western style nation, albeit with its own distinctive culture.
The Six Day War: May 1967. Syria, Eqypt, and Jordan had seen mounting tensions with Israel and had hinted they were on the verge of declaring war on it. Much of the tension was over the Sinai Penninsula and the Gaza Strip. Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli ships, provoking Israel to declare war on Egypt to reopen it. Israel fought Egypt, Syria, and Jordan for six days and defeated their armies and destroyed their air forces. A victorious Israel claimed for itself the West Bank, the Sinai Penninsula, The Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. To the victor go the spoils.
The War of Attrition: 1968-1972. Numerous skirmishes were fought along Israel's borders with Egypt and Lebanon.
1972. This is when Palestinian terrorist groups began their numerous campaigns to terrorize Israel. A group of Palestinians massacred several members of the Israeli delegation to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In response, Israel's Mossad eventually hunted down those responsible and killed most of them.
October 1973. Egypt and Syria launched unprovoked surprise attacks on Israel to try to regain territory lost in the Six Day War. They were unsuccessful.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, they were numerous instances of Palestinian terrorists hijacking airplanes all over the world and making demands about Israel and its treatment of Palestinians living there.
There have been some smaller armed conflicts between Israel and its neighbors since then, most of them arising from the beating Arabs took in the Six Day War. They're still smarting over it.
Terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah have formed specifically to destory Israel and to establish a Pan Islamic Middle Eastern state.
Israel has fought pre-emptive strikes against neighbors Iraq and Lebanon. Iraq also launched several Scud missiles into Israel during the first Gulf War, but Israel did not retaliate.
It is hardly conspiracy theory rhetoric to conclude that many Arabs, and extremist groups in particular, would prefer that Israel not exist. Some have dedicated their lives to trying to make that happen. Israel is well aware of this, and knows that it must be forever vigilant, or possibly suffer its own destruction.
Watch some CNN. I'm not saying anything that they aren't saying.
I will however point out that most of the Arab nations are against the attacks on Israel by Hezbollah. No one wants this fighting to continue except for Israel.
I don't dispute this as a broad, general statement. It does not speak to my points, however.
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