Israel and Arab States vs. Peace. Peace loses.

          Both Israel and the Arab States have goals of great risk to the other that both parties plan to pursue in the future.  As long as this continues, there can be no peace in the Middle East.  Neither side wants it.
          The entire timeline of Israel's conflict with its surrounding countries has been one of action and escalating reactions.  Whenever a conflict arises, compromise has been purposely avoided.  As evidenced through the first and second Intifada, Palestinians' aptitude to violently protest has consistently been met with vengeful tactics of dominance, leading to increasing death tolls instead of peaceful conduct from one Intifada to the next. 
          The Arab States have not made any monumental changes in their policies toward Israel.  Many still refusing to recognize Israel as a country, these countries have greater focus on the disputable way in which Israel came into existence than the necessity of stabilizing the region.  Israel has already proven itself a force to be reckoned with (especially with U.S. support).  Despite this fact, Israel realizes that their surrounding countries would not hesitate to overthrow them at any sign of weakness.  Obviously, Israel cannot trust the Arab States.
          The tension escalates with Arab recognition of Israel's greater intentions for itself.  Israelis need more land and currently expand their settlements around disputed borders.  The United States chooses to support Israel despite Arab displeasure, and Israel is rumored to possess a nuclear arsenal while the western world deems it unfit for Iran to expand nuclear energy efforts.  The Arab States have no reason to trust Israel or its Western allies. 
          Peace necessitates some (at least small) level of trust.  Clearly neither the Arab States nor Israel are willing to lay aside any self-serving intentions for the sake of peaceful coexistence, and even if peace agreements were made stating this, real events would not reflect those agreements.  I thereby deem peace impossible between these two uncooperative powers for the foreseeable future.