And, looking at history, perhaps the fault for the "Westerm Imperialism" in the Middle East has SOMETHING to do with the Ottoman Empire, its actions from the 16th to the 20th century, and its being involved on the losing side in the conflict known as WW I. ALL of the nations in the middle east were broken out of that empire, with all but Turkey being distributed to European powers for disposition.

And in 1923 the bulk of the Mandate of Palestine was split off by the British to form the Arab MOSLEM Palestinian homeland, where NO Jews were permitted to settle. ( In violation of the San Remos treaty that Turkey, as heir to the Ottoman Empire, agreed to.)