Thomas Friedman [link|http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/06/opinion/06FRIE.html|The Core of Muslim Rage] has an interesting article about this. He points out that in the last few days hundreds of Muslims have been killed by Hindus, yet we don't hear any outcry from the Arab states, no UN condemnations, etc. Yet, when Israel kills a single Palestinian it inflames the entire Muslim world. His answer is "As a U.S. diplomat in the Middle East said to me, Israel \ufffd not Iraq, not India \ufffd is "a constant reminder to Muslims of their own powerlessness." How could a tiny Jewish state amass so much military and economic power if the Islamic way of life \ufffd not Christianity or Judaism \ufffd is God's most ideal religious path?"