But in fact, that is the seed of the answer: the Golan issue is holding Israel back from peace with Syria, and pushing its neighbour towards the belligerent rule of President Ahmadinejad.
The answer is shockingly simple: By holding interest rates at or near zero for so long, the Fed has been forcing seniors to switch to riskier investments like stocks and mutual funds just to maintain their standards of living.
By all indications, arriving at an answer to the question is what is seemingly holding back the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter from coming to a speedy accord.
Mrs Kennedy told the jury that she went round to her mother's house and knocked the door and initially got no answer but then Kane came to the door holding a phone.
Stricter enforcement of environmental regulations is one obvious answer, but officials are reluctant to enforce standards for fear of holding back economic growth.