How much do Muslims hate Israel?

This is not a rhetorical question; its answer will determine whether peace between Jews and Palestinians is even theoretically possible

Remember Sept. 11?

I sure do. I apologize to those of you who’ve heard this story before, but I flew that morning, a 90-minute hop from North Carolina, where I’d been researching an article for the Times, to Newark. The flight was smooth and landed early and I was riding my motorcycle back to Manhattan on the New Jersey Turnpike when I noticed drivers pu…