Behind Israel's plan to fully occupy Gaza

Behind Israel's plan to fully occupy Gaza: The Entanglement of Jewish History and Middle Eastern religions

When the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem greets another dawn, within the mottled chisel marks on the stone wall lies the three thousand years of vicissitudes of a nation. From the laments of the Babylonian captivity in 586 BC to the blood and tears of the Nazi concentration camps during World War II, the Jews have left a deep mark in world history with their suffering. Where there is oppression, there is the longing for one's homeland. This deep-seated anxiety about survival became a reality when Israel was founded in 1948, but it also sowed the seeds of intractable conflicts in the Middle East. Nowadays, the Israeli cabinet's plan to vote on the full occupation of Gaza is not only a military and political game, but also a recurrence of historical grudges and religious branch entanglements.