Does Israel vs Palestine/Arab conflict affect you as a person?

Both although the receiver can be empowered by dealing with the conflict. I would add sometimes others observing the conflict are affected also eg children.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." -- Buddha. If someone engaged another in conflict for no-one reason other than wanting to hurt him the person inflicting will most likely get burnt by his own anger. His friends/family will realize that he is just a bully and will most likely have a negative view on him from there after.

Wounds heals relatively quickly but actions aren't as quickly forgotten.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.