RO’A Bulletin – No. 38
This bulletin explores the intersection of Israeli messianic ideology, settler-colonial expansion, and geopolitical destabilisation in the wake of the now supposedly-concluded Israeli-Iranian war. It draws on political theology, settler-colonial analysis, and international security frameworks to analyse the transformation of Israeli political discourse from deterrence to sacred militarism. The analysis situates the symbolic significance of the “Third Temple” within broader regional and global trends, notably the erosion of international legal structures, the militarisation of governance, and the silencing of popular resistance. Drawing on recent reports from MADAR Center and media outlets’ reports, the bulletin interrogates the question: whose war is being fought, for what ends, and at what cost to people, sovereignty, and regional stability?
