Precisely! The vast majority of peoples in the ME are tribal in their loyalties. They find the concept of a Nation to be incomprehensible and therefor have no loyalties to it. They have no foundational document with which to support or defend that is greater than their tribe or family unit. The mob is their strength and bravado so they rely upon it. While there are individuals with remarkable bravery and the feeling of national loyalty, they are the minority and often looked upon with derision.
The concept of a nation is foreign to them since they have never had to build one.
Israel stands alone in this regard.
I’ll agree but would add that Islamist militaries like the Taliban and ISIS gain their discipline through their religous ferver. Secular and corrupt governments attempting to rule over assorted tribes don’t give their militaries anything to fight for. Even to most brutal dictator will fail against the Islamist rebels as the Arab Spring has shown.