THE BIG PICTURE !
I read about the time when the Arab armies had been charged with
extending Islam into Egypt, Persia and India that they were also
charged with conquering Rome.
I cannot find the reference again, perhaps Yuyutsu may be able to help there.
Anyway the upshot seems to be following the attempt at holding Europe
and Spain in particular, for some hundreds of years the Islamists
still have Mohammad's command in mind.
It appears they have to settle the Middle East before they can make
a full blown assault on "Rome".
So the Jews who are the number one target must be eliminated first.
Those who think settling the ME down will finish it all are badly mistaken.

Dear Bezza,

Arabs, Jews, Christians and other Middle-Eastern and North-African tribes, have all been making wars and conquests long before the split in Christianity which became Islam, around the 10th century.

If them who seek to kill and conquer are able to [ab]use the name of Muhammad, peace-be-upon-him, to justify their wars, then they will unsurprisingly do so, otherwise they will some other lame excuse to do whatever is on their mind.

A missive that Hamas Nukhba (elite) militants received in the early morning of October 7th 2023, explained why they should do certain things (such as raping corpses and killing babies) despite the holy Quran forbidding it - where there is the will, so will be the excuse!

"Tisdall says that Israel has a choice between a successful
inclusive democracy at peace with its neighbours or...."

How stupid is this guy? at no time have Hamas or Fatah ever attempted non-violence.

At no time has Israel offered peace negotiations that
were not to be entirely under their control or did
they ever agree to withdraw their
occupations. A two state solutions was never a viable
and fair option offered. What's good for the goose...

Israel has always been accused of genocide in Gaza; in military engagements with Hamas in 2009, 2012 and 2014, the genocide word was coming out of the backside of the usual anti-Semitic Israel haters, just as it is today.

When Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, the Gazan population was 1.3 million. Today, the population is 2 million.

If Israel is trying to commit genocide, they are not very good at it.

More than 30,000 have been killed in Gaza since the war
began with fears of an imminent famine mounting.

General calls for Palestinian equality is not
anti-Semitic and protests and critiques of Israel
in defence of Palestinian rights is also not anti-Semitic.

Of course genuine anti-Semitism must be identified and
fought, but so must efforts to silence and squash ligit
protest of Israel's policies by conflating it with
anti-Semitism.

By understanding the mythology underlying anti-Semitism
hopefully both of these things can be achieved.