If i may post a scenario,
terrorist attack in israel, terrorist holed up in mecca in Saudi arabia. An israeli special ops in mecca goes awfully wrong. Kaba destroyed. Muslims all over world outraged.. Combined arab countries attack israel.. Panicking, israel calls for american help.. Anti israeli and american sentiments spreads over all muslim world.. War..
I aint too good at this.. But i think now you have scenario you can develop into a clash of civilisation..
israeli special ops cant make it to mecca.
cos israeli special ops will be shot in air during transit by saudis.
so israel will not take that option.
further more it will not be like US SPECIAL OP - Geronimo. US were inside PAK and had transit rights.
your imagined scenario holds true even now as many terrorist are holed up in south Lebanon, gaza, west bank, syria, pak-
though not in mecca.
terror strike do happen. but nothing has been by india and to some extent israel does something about it.
israel will not go to extent of sucidal attack on any known terrorist locations in these countries.
they have not gone until now and USA WILL ALSO NOT ALLOW IT.
so where does this go ????