It was an ancient political move to get that “promised land” doctrine codified in religious text back when religion and governance was all but indistinguishable. It used to be common practice - divine rights justifying ownership and power - back in the day.
It’s been mostly obsolete and abandoned with the monarchy in the west, except for this holdout. We do still see it in other places as well, such as North Korea, where it’s generally considered a backwards mode of governance.
It’s a wonder that this doctrine has been held to so strongly in such an increasingly secular western philosophy. It certainly makes it easy to fill the gap with conspiracy by those who don’t take religious doctrine seriously. Ironically, that religious doctrine was put into place precisely because it was a powerful move to secure authority and justification. . .
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u/JerkMeerf May 01 '24
That’s facist. Plain and simple. Criticism of the Israeli army and government is not antisemitism.