Why Did They Destroy Gaza? – Gaza and Israel's Greater Obsession The project of Greater Israel, known in extremist circles as Eretz Yisrael HaShlema, is not a marginal idea but the core of an ideology that has turned into state policy. It is supported by interpretations of biblical texts and Talmudic commentaries that demean the other, implemented today through soft tools: normalization, economy, intelligence, the Abraham Accords, and direct annihilation when necessary. Gaza, with its spiritual and demographic steadfastness, stands as a rock obstructing the flow of this project. It is the land that Joshua son of Nun failed to subdue, the spot that refuses integration or disappearance, and thus must be erased to complete the vision. Let us begin with the texts that turned into a sword In the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 20, Verses 16-18: "But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing tha...