The roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict were all laid out in 1948 and the years immediately preceding it. 1948 also reflects the attitude that Israel's neighbors have repeatedly taken towards it, namely: trying to destroy it.

Israel was attacked again in 1973, 1991, 2006. They suffer regular rocket and terror attacks to this day.

It's also hard to blame all aggression in the region on the Israeli (Jews) when we recall that they were attacked by all neighboring nations as soon as they tried to find refuge in Israel, before there was any history of hostility.

Simply put: Israel's neighbors targeted it for destruction from day 0.