Holokausty: Izrael, Gaza a válka proti Západu – Kepel Gilles (2024)

After the horrific attack on October 7, 2023, during which a shocking 1,140 people were massacred, raped, and mutilated, Israel launched a retaliatory attack on Gaza. This has so far resulted in estimates of tens of thousands of dead. Both of these holocausts – in the original religious sense of mass victims – embody the long-standing curse of the Holy Land. They are a reflection of the spiral of violence and blindness, whose roots run deep into the history of both warring nations. French academic Gilles Kepel shows how the protagonists of this tragedy intertwine mysticism and politics in their actions and specific deeds. Against the radical Sunni Islamism of Hamas and its Shiite allies inspired by Iran stand Jewish extremists who ensure the survival of Netanyahu's government. Their clash intensifies regional tensions from Yemen to Lebanon and has global repercussions. It takes the form of a worldwide war against the West and its values. By appropriating the term "genocide," some states and organizations declare themselves part of the "global South" fighting against the "North," which is described as colonialist and "Islamophobic." In his book, Kepel reveals the main aspects of this modern clash of civilizations.