Will Israel be destroyed? The prophecy that resurfaces in every war

Will Israel be destroyed: the prophecy that resurfaces in every war

For 77 years people have been writing Israel's epitaph, and the State of Israel still hasn't signed it. Every time the Middle East goes up in flames, the same question resurfaces: will this be the last war? The answer circulating online isn't new, but it increasingly mixes biblical verses, Iron Dome saturation and contingency plans in Argentina with growing skill.

The Bible as a futurism manual

The core of the prophecy is in Matthew 24 and Luke 21: Jerusalem will be surrounded by armies and not one stone will be left upon another. The problem for literalists is that the Western Wall is still standing, stone upon stone. Some resolve the contradiction by saying the prophecy hasn't been fully fulfilled yet, and that a large-scale war could be the scenario. It's an argument that's hard to refute, because every tension in the region is read as a preview of the script.

Geostrategy refuses to trinc the script

The military analysis emerging from cross-referenced reports isn't unanimous either. Some maintain that the Iron Dome is exhausted from saturation and that a war against Iran could drag on far longer than officially acknowledged, because a ground invasion would cause unacceptable casualties. On the other side, it's argued that Iran has serious internal problems and that Israel is more likely to fund a regime change in Tehran than to be destroyed by bombing. A third, more skeptical view holds that Israel won't disappear but will mutate into a theocratic state that would make Taliban-ruled Afghanistan look like a joke.

The full conspiracy script

That's where geopolitics merges with eschatology. In the conspiracy version, Israel isn't just a country: it's the tool of a plan that includes the creation of Hamas, the building of the Third Temple and even the arrival of the Antichrist. Zionism is portrayed as pulling the strings of European governments and its own enemies at once, with leaders like Pedro Sánchez or George Soros playing supporting roles. And as in every good theory, an escape scenario is also on the books: Argentina appears as a supposed backup promised land, with Javier Milei as the unwitting host of a plan dubbed Andinia.

History, for now, refuses to deliver its verdict. For 77 years the end has been announced, and the country is still there, with its contradictions and its walls. Will the prophecy be the only one to come true, or will it be the last state in the region to refuse to fulfill it?