It is a relearning because the Rebel Judeans resorted to knifing Roman Soldiers, and the Assasian cult relied on sneaky one on one knife attacks to kill Crusaders.
Think of the similarities in imagery: a little nobody using a basic knife to take on heavily armed and armored Western Troopers (i.e. Roman Legionaries or Christian Crusaders is similar to a little nobody jumping up and popping at U.S. Soldiers.
The Roman empire during it's hight extended into the Middle East with the provinces of Asia Minor, Judea and Egypt. During this era they faced a similar extremism the U.S. does today.
Religious fundamentalism.
A very basic mistake for Westerns is to assume that Muslim culture, religion, and society can ever be divorced anymore than the Judeans could imagine a world in which a statue of the Emperor could be allowed in the Temple. For thousands of years this has been the way of monotheistic Middle Eastern religions (Judaism, Islam, or even Christianity.)
Corruption, greed, political intrigue, fanaticism, and religious exclusion have for centuries played a major role in the world of Western Asia. All of which prevent perfect peace from forming only levels of quiet.
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