Of all the four countries: North Korea, Pakistan, Iran and Israel, only Israel has been getting into wars with its neighbours, consistently for the past 40 years. The circumstances of each of those have varied but an identity has been formed: Israel is a militarily aggressive country. Sure, the powerful PR machine has successfully painted the picture of a country cornered by aggressive, Jew-hating countries; case in point: "eliminate all traces of Israel and all traces of the Jewish population from the planet. Period." However, these claims are contrary to reality for several reasons. One being that Iran has the second highest population of Jews in the Middle East. One should look at Israel's actions in Lebanon and in the Occupied Territories to see that Israel is the most aggressive country in that region and their actions have been one of the main catalysts for the instability in the region. This is why Israel has been a consistent supporter of most of the authoritarian governments and not democracy. Israel counts on instability to keep the neighbours from unifying. One can argue that this strategy is a deterrent so the Arab world and the Iranians do not form a unified voice and possible military unity that could endanger Israel's strategy and agenda.
For things to improve, the unequal playing field and the economic and military bullying needs to be changed. It looks like the Obama administration is finally accepting this reality and acknowledges that the status quo is unsustainable. The world is a different place than it was two decades ago. The world has become more vocal about US' one-sided and unfair approach to the region. US has no other choice but to adapt otherwise the old and the emerging powers will side-step the U.S. The U.S. should put itself ahead of other countries, such as Israel's interests otherwise the U.S. will continue to be dragged down by its unsustainable foreign policy, which has been strongly influenced by Israel.