1. What questions do you have about the reading? How might they be answered? 

Why doesn't the United States just get out of the Middle East so the Muslims don't fight us anymore and we could save a ton of money. I could find answer to the question here. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf21.html 

2. What U.S. policies do most Muslims hate and why? If you need more information, how might you find it? 

  The U.S.  policy that Muslims hate the most is the side that we have taken in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They hate it because they have had a bad history where the Israeli have forced the Palestinians to move into refugee camps. The policy makes it so we help the Israeli and we favor them and help them but not the Palestinian refugees.  I might find more information here: http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/policy.html

3. Why might acknowledging that U.S. policies have anything to do with jihadist attacks be seen as "politically incorrect" and "blaming the victim"? 

Acknowledging that U.S. policies have anything to do with jihadist attacks might be seen as "politically incorrect" and "blaming the victim" because it could be politically incorrect by the fact that not all Muslims are jihads.  It might be seen as blaming the victim by them thinking that Israelis have caused the suffering of Palestinians. Then if we blame the Palestinians for getting back what they lost, they see it as us blaming them. 

4. Despite a year of effort by Obama's special envoy George Mitchell to move the Israelis and Palestinians toward a negotiated two-state solution, there's been no visible progress. Why not? If you need more information, how might you find it?

There has been no visible progress because Palestinians think that the Israelis would have the better end of the bargain. The Israelis attacking on the Gaza people have delayed the solution and well cause more negotiating. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-negotiations-only-way-to-achieve-israeli-palestinian-peace-1.384958
 

5. How and why are the people of Gaza suffering? If you need more information, how might you find it?

The reason why Gaza people are suffering is that Israel has declared a war on its land. Israelis have also blockaded the Gaza people. They are suffering by the people are not getting enough water, they don't get enough water because it is over populated, too many refugees in Gaza. 

 Here is where I found my answer: http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1211