Islam and Israel

I've just begun reading "What the Qur'an Really Says," by Shaykh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi, but already I'm finding it fascinating reading. He argues that the Qur'an clearly teaches that Allah gave the promised land to Israel, and will one day bring back all the Jews to that land, before the end times.  Therefore, there is nothing in Islam that prohibits Muslims from recognizing Israel as a Jewish nation.

If only this were the majority view of Muslims, perhaps peace could be attained more easily.