Israel faces many challenges when it comes to international terrorism. For one thing, it is surrounded by enemy nations in the Middle East, most of which are hotbeds of terrorist activity. Palestinian terrorism, for example, was an enormous threat in Israel far before 9/11, due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian extremists would often go for "soft targets" such as night clubs, pizza shops, and shopping malls. Their willingness to commit suicide attacks in order to attack Israeli citizens makes them particularly dangerous because they do not fear death.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has inflamed tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Nations like Syria sympathize with the Palestinians and they are tied by their common faith, Islam. The terrorists, therefore, see the attack against Israel as a holy war, one they are willing to die for in order to win. Most Middle Eastern nations freely express their desire to annihilate Israel, although this seems unlikely due to Israel's superior military might and the support it gets from the United States.
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