C'mon guys....
"They hate us because of our freedom?"
Geez....
Let's try to keep out of the null-value semantics, OK?
OK, try this - the Arab cultures are based on existence in a resource-constrained environment. Their whole cultural and many basic values are based on the concept that resources such as water, food and fuel are always going to run short. Even times of relative plenty will be followed by famine.
Contrast that with Europe - the usual constraint there is manpower to harvest and process food, water and fuel.
On the spectrum of European cultures, note that those that traditionally deal with shortages of water and fuel - I'm thinking of Spain and Italy, especially Sicily - those are traditionally more aggressive than the folks who don't deal with shortages.
To get it back to the original question, the Israelis are "the other", competing for resources in an area the Arabs regard as their own.
First up, would the Arabs be making attacks on NYC if there was no Israel?
Maybe? but probably not.
Maybe Hollywood...I'm kind of surprised that they didn't hit LA. That's a major secondary complaint.
Would they make attacks on NYC if there was no oil money?
Almost certainly not, IMHO
So, now let's take it into the greater question of Muslims...notice that most of the US problems are with Arab Muslims, and not all that many of them.
Dar Al Harb and Dar El Islam are concepts more and more Muslims are willing to set aside, especially the further you get from the ME, and the longer they have been away from it.
Profile the 19 guys who made the 911 attacks, and even add in the profiles of the suicide bombers - you get a picture of a young man, less than four years away from Egypt, Jordan or Syria. Mohammed Atta and the Chem Engineer suborned to help on the '95 WTC bombing are the exceptions.