Khoji,
What would you do if you had an army of crazy marijuana smoking, camel loving Arabs, who was want to wipe out of existence. You would make sure you have the biggest nuclear arsenal in the plannet.
Can’t compare Isreal with the USSR. The Russians have imperial ambitions, the Israelis don’t. They just want a secure state.
Having lived in Kuwait, Saudi and Jordan, most Arabs privately accept that peace with Israel is the only solution, and that includes Hamas and Ikhwan Ul Muslimeen supporters. The only people who refuse to beleive in solutions are the Paks.