It should be remembered that the United Kingdom of Israel lasted for only about 100 years, from 1020 BC to 930 BC, resulting in the split that caused the division between the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
The Kingdom of Israel disappeared in 720 BC, annexed by the Assyrian Empire.
The Kingdom of Judah, where Jerusalem was located, disappeared in 586 BC, following the rebellion against the Babylonian Empire, which was at war with Egypt. The First Temple was destroyed.
So, these two kingdoms were political epiphenomena in history. .
Yet, by taking on an ethno-religious dimension, Israel endured through the centuries... Nevertheless, politically, divisions exist among Jews and there is a weakness in the face of neighbouring empires, an inability to preserve autonomy. Both of these kingdoms disappeared quite quickly, like many others.
So Israel survived for two millennia in an ethno-religious dimension before becoming a political project once again. The first political project was biblical, but historians agree on the struggles between Semites and Canaanites, and monotheism as an element for the unification of the Semitic tribes.
The second political project is also part of a struggle, but for survival. Persecuted for hundreds of years in Christian lands, but not in the land of Islam... Zionism exported the concept of the nation-state, unknown in the land of Islam, to justify the resurgence of Israel. In fact, the only non-Muslim independent kingdom to have existed in this land, since the disappearance of the Israelite kingdoms, is the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem.
« Jewish people's bunker » , « sole democracy in the Near East », before 7 October 2023, the narrative was clear. With Israel, there would have been no Holocaust, despite the horrible neighbours. It is understood, Israel is the rampart of the West.
The greatest blow struck by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023 was the destruction of its founding myth. During a religious festival, many soldiers at the gates of Gaza were absent, and surprise was followed by terror. The strategy of dividing the Palestinians of Gaza from those in the West Bank suffered a horrific backlash. The Palestinian question had seemed to have been forgotten with the Abraham Accords. .
To say that Hamas was disliked by the countries that signed these accords is an understatement, so it is surprising that the latter were not consulted in order to carry out an intelligent response to the Black Sabbath attack.
No, the Israeli government preferred an exacerbated bellicism and conflict against Gaza, and added six more.
If Israel as an ethno-religious concept designates those who follow the teachings of the Torah, it has, over 3,000 years, had a great deal of trouble achieving a peaceful and lasting political existence. .
And while Israel as an ethno-religious concept carries a very rich teaching and tradition, it is poorly transmitted and understood. Meanwhile, Israel as a political concept of «divine right», for the first kingdom of Israel, but also .....in the 20th century, imposes itself through unwavering Western support. Israel can break all the rules of international law, yet this shocks no one among Western leaders. .
A military response to October 7, 2023 was imperative, but understanding the failures and a political project were just as much so.
At heart, the United States was built on Native American genocide, yet is presented as a land of liberty.
Israel was built on a concept of divine legitimacy, «uA land without a people for a people without a land » , « lthe people of light against amalek», but is presented as an example of morality.
The next major challenge in Judaism will be that between the ethno-religious concept and the political concept! Native Americans had little chance of understanding the Western mind. This is not the case for Muslims, who are very culturally close to Jews.
The chances of 10 million Israelis (including 20% non-Jews) sustaining a perpetual conflict against 400 million Muslims are very slim.
And the image of resilience, performance and education that Israel had before 7 October has been reduced to practically zero! Israel has allowed its warlike actions to redefine the founding myth destroyed by Hamas. The damage will last for decades!
Israel's error, a political concept, is to believe that one settles on a land... from the top! No, one settles there from the bottom. Which is what the American pioneers did!
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