ABSTRACT
Ideology is an instrumental in securing popular support for the regime and the ruling group as representing the "true" will of the people. The considerable attention paid in the Arab world to ideology, including that of the Arab-Israel conflict, may therefore be regarded as a case of ideological activity in what are known as the developing countries. The development of ideologies plays a particularly prominent role today in societies that aspire to bring about changes in their way of life, whether social and internal or national. The leaders are liable to resort to exaggerated ideological activity, which serves as a substitute for achievement and a compensation for failure. The Ideology criteria includes: The Study of Ideas, Coherence, Repercussions of Influences, The Criterion of Sincerit, and Realis. The chapter examines how the Arabs justify the aim of liquidating Israel, and how they define the conflict and what it is about.
