once people stop getting emotional then maybe there can be peace. Three things are to blame for tensions in the middle east. Religion, misinformation, isolation.
Once people stop thinking they are at the centre of the universe locked in a life and death struggle for the God's approval and insurance of happiness in the afterlife, a lot less people will be willing to blow themselves up - at least in the name of God.
Misinformation and isolation go hand in hand. If the populations can intermingle and see their striking similarities instead of minor differences then people will realize that they're fighting and killing people that are just like them. A perfect example of this is the total peace witnessed in contemporary Europe - a continent not long ago locked in the bloodiest war the world has ever known.
Look, I just solved half the world's problems... Now if only someone would listen