is it? no, it isn t. that s an important element, but there are many intersecting conflicts in the region, all of which affect each other. you mentioned several of them. syria, the iranian quest for a nuclear weapon, the historic antagonism between the persian iranians and the arab countries. the historic divide within islam between sunni and shia, which began way back from the succession of the prophet to the prophet mohammed. so there are many intersecting conflicts, but i will say that a resolution of the israeli/palestinian conflicts, while not the only problem, will help in dealing with several of the others. it will help israel to have to change from what it now does as building walls all around it to establish normalization in the region, which i think would be very important and a positive step for the people in society of israel. so the president really, i