You must be exercising hyperbole regards the WW2 breakout.
There are so many unbalanced opinions on this topic, the religious extreme views seem to be pushed into the press as they presumably make better headlines. The wider role of mostly Arab countries surrounding these areas is not mentioned. Jordan's grab of the majority of the british mandate land for a start goes without a mention and the role of the surrounding nations is conveniently sidelined as tensions in these specific territories simmer.
There is so much intolerance. From my reading I believe the occupants of the gaza strip and the west bank face just as poor treatment from neighbouring countries and have just as much historical guilt to place on the role of neighbouring countries, but religious hate speech seems to be a trump card for all and a rallying point for both sides.
I see either a single state with religious and social freedoms (de facto ruling out non-secular options like a sharia based state or an orthodox rabbinical state) or two states. History reinforces the fall out of a split; see what happened in India/Pakistan (aggression initiated on the side of mostly the Muslim populace led from tensions to civil war with many more killings in the opening weeks than the whole I/P conflict). There seems to be no simple solution here. One can only pray for peace among these people and hope for common sense to prevail on both sides.
