There was some discussion about the "Islamist Terror" map below concerning whether it was really an intentional slight to leave Israel off the list of countries targeted, or whether the effort in putting the map together was simply a somewhat sloppy and incomplete job -- the consensus in the end leaning toward the latter explanation.

I am not so inclined to overlook what can only be an intentional ommission in Blair's part in his Commons speech on the bombings:

Notice anything missing here? And no, in this case, I do not think that "many other countries too" is sufficient to cover the country which has suffered the greatest number and most constant Islamist attacks. Though certainly not all terror in Israel is Islamist rooted, the vast majority, and indeed, the most vicious and implacable are (think Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others). That's even if one concedes the argument, and I would argue that most of the resistance against Israel's existence had an Islamist root, even if it were more or less overt at times.

I like Tony Blair, but I disagree with some of his stances and policies -- toward Israel and Iran, for instance -- and I understand the realities of realpolitik. Nevertheless, the West is going to have to stop pandering to Middle East PC and understand that their struggle and Israel's are one and the same. Playing politics in this case just ensures the fight will continue as Blair and the rest keep the door open to it. Close the door and lock the door by making it clear that their fight is the same and terror against Israel won't be tolerated and terrorists hurt their own cause. If the "Israeli-Palestinian" conflict is a cause of trouble in the world, we might start doing something about it by locking the political door on the terrorists. Is that too much to ask? Apparently so.