the cholent called Syria: – once upon a time there lived a tribal nation filled with, well as tribes are, inter-factional wars, in Arabia. – along came Mohamed and by sword and song convinced them to break out of their sand dunes and take over the world – amazingly, one hundred years after his death, they had taken large swaths of the world, including two empires – well, the seat of this caliphate, Islamic rulership, was in Damascus – as such Damascus has held a spot in the Arabs heart – here at least he was freed from his shame – few understand the Arab’s shame – you see, the medrash tells us (and this is no offense to Arabs, in fact I heard the majority of this from a former plo terrorist who god bless him, saw the light) Anyway after yishmoel was banished from his home, he went to siadia arabia or as it was called Arabia – do note the connection between arabaa and arab – and there sitting on the sand dunes in relative security – because no one attacks a dessert; a cauldron of vile hate burned though generations – they developed a desire to restore their pride (a natural correlation to the emotion of shame, when one feels it was unjustified – though ironically our sources tell us Yishmoel did Teshuvah toward the end of his life but his children inherited his raging hate) but let’s look at the Arab world now – after world war one they had a chance, for having been vanquished and subjects fo the Ottoman Turks (who ruled the entire middle-east five hundred years) they were granted (mainly by Britain for their help in overthrowing.. hence Lawrence of Arabia etc.) their own countries, from Egypt to Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, they smelled not freedom, which any normal person would, but their ability to, well do what they always do, avenge their pride… – this is the real reason they cannot handle the Jews in Israel (remember, Jews lived as their subjects since the Mohamadian conquests) for the Arab can tolerate abusing, but he cannot tolerate anyone else having pride (this is why he simultaneously knocked out the twin-towers, while building useless towers in his desserts) it’s all rooted in this need to dominate (for such is the nature of shame – it is not a constructive rather destructive pride force) and now their very center from where their empire expanded is like a ravaged disease ridden bombed out, as well as occupied, by conflicting warring parties, all in fulfillment of the original Biblical prophecy about Yishmoel, "he will be a nuisance, he will mix into everyone’s business and they, in theirs" – I have no doubt that the Rebbe’s prediction that soon Israel will be forced – it’s already bombing in Syria, to boots in Damascus and the death blow to the Arab;s need to denigrate will actually be their salvation