BUSH'S NEGLECT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS A KEY SOURCE OF HIS TROUBLES

Arab Officials Criticize U.S. Support of Israel:

Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism, arguing that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reforms or halt extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.

"Let us face it: Our differences are neither religious nor cultural," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Faisal said. "We perceive no clashes of civilization or competing value systems. The real bone of contention is the longest conflict in modern history."

Duh. Like this is a revelation?