Why did this conflict dominate the term “Middle East”? And why do people who claim to fight for Middle East “peace talks” only refer to Israel/Palestine? Do they not also care about neighboring countries and their devastating, deadly struggles?

Do people not realize that this makes up like 5% of Middle Eastern land?

If peace and security was installed in Israel/Palestine, this does NOT mean that the Middle East will essentially be fixed. In fact it is people’s unawareness and inaction on other issues that will lead us to bigger and graver wars in the future.

I guess Kurds, Baha’is, Arab/Iranian Jews, genocide, sectarianism, gender oppression, slavery, religious extremism, widespread pedophilia, free speech, censorship, civil war, et al, means absolutely nothing to some people who think our region does not go anywhere beyond the Israel/Palestinian conflict.

Here’s a map. If you call yourself an activist for Middle East “peace,” at least pick one country in addition to Israel and Palestine to fight for - otherwise, please refrain from using the term “Middle East” when you mean 2 countries that make up less than 5% of our lands.