Who is older, the Persians or the Jews, history, chronology, Achaemenids, Kingdom of Israel, Babylonian Exile, ancient peoples.

This article examines the complex and enduring nature of Israel's conflicts with its neighboring states and actors. Based on an analysis of historical events, political declarations, international agreements, and contemporary geopolitical analyses, the article reconstructs the multifaceted reasons behind the persistent state of war and tension. Particular attention is devoted to the foundational ideological and territorial disputes, the impact of the 1967 War, the role of the Palestinian issue, the rise of non-state actors, and the recent resurgence of the "Greater Israel" discourse. The analysis also covers the strained relations with traditional peace partners Egypt and Jordan, as well as the challenges to the Abraham Accords framework in the context of the 2023–2026 war.

Religions and sports

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The Emergence of Israel

Pentecostalism: Transnational Voluntarism in the Global Religious Economy

From Secular Modernity to the "Plural": a Social Theory on the Relationship between Religion and Modernity

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL TRADITIONS, SOCIO-POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION, CONFLICTS AND INTERACTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

EVANGELICALS, ISRAEL, AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST POLICY

WORLD FORUM OF ISRAELISTS

ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES: SIX DECADES OF USA-ISRAELI RELATIONS

AS'AD GHANEM. ETHNIC POLITICS IN ISRAEL. THE MARGINS AND THE ASHKENAZI CENTER

IRAN AND RUSSIA IN MODERN GEOPOLITICS

"POEMS OF RUSSIAN AUTHORS"