On the global scale, the Palestine-Israel conflict is a provincial squabble. To the vast majority of people on the planet, the whole business is remote from their lives and their national interest. It is on the same scale as the conflict between Hutsi and Tutu; less bloddy and, if anytihing, clearer cut and less important.
Not so in the USA the EU. Here historical and religious ties make the Palestin-Israel conflict paramount in political importance. Tragically, the same forces that make Americans unable to overlook the conflict make it impossible for us to see it clearly. Passionate partisanship, religious fervor, tribal identification and outright racism muddy the waters to the point where, after over 40 years of persuing some "peace process" we are all worse off than before.
The Palestine-Israel conflict is now a twenty-first century issue. Alas, the USA is entering the conflict blindfolded by twentieth century guilt, fear and prejudice. We can't resolve the problem; at this point, all we can do is obstruct progress to a solution in order to protect our "ally" or client state, Israel, which finds itself on the wrong side of history and unable to cease its bad behavior
We aren't going to prevail in this Palestine-Israel conflict and our backing the illegal actions of our partner in Likud is going to end badly for both the US and Israel. An avoidable tragdy that we can no longer avoid.