Haviv Rettig Gur - The theological and Ideological Roots of the Israeli-Pallestinian conflict

The war that began on October 7, 2023 continues around us here in Israel.  Our soldiers include our friend's and neighbor's sons, sons in law, and fathers, many of whom have spent over 400 days each in active duty.  While the majority of Israelis agree on the war aims: Return of all hostages and the eradication of Hamas, the Israeli street protests are over the "how" to prosecute the war to return the remaining hostages as soon as possible. The Western Press paints a picture of civil war in Israel, this is not the case. The disagreement is over tactics not long term goals. 

​In the mean time, 50 hostages, both alive and dead, are still held by Hamas in Gaza.  The Houthis in Yemen continue to launch missiles and drones at Israel from Yemen over Saudi Arabia, and Iran still threatens Israel, 1200 miles away, with no shared border.  

The conflict is not over land, Rettig Gur, argues, but over religious ideology that animates the Islamic world against not only Israel, but the West as well, and why Iran would fund terror proxies around the World and around Israel at great expense to its own population that is down to its last 10% of water reserves. 

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