This Chicago Tribune staff-ed correctly understands that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t the root cause of instability in Iraq.
It’s tempting to think that a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would solve all the problems of the Middle East.
Tempting, but wrong. A peace deal there would be a momentous leap forward. But it’s not a panacea, as the sectarian conflict in Iraq illustrates. The militias there aren’t killing because of the Palestinian-Israel conflict. They’re killing neighbors, fellow Iraqis and fellow Muslims for hatreds stoked over centuries.
