[Jordan / Syria] - The Retaliatory Self Bombs Civilians to Feed a Phantom of Religious Revenge

Event Baseline: Jordan carried out a deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for a church attack. The strike killed five people, including women and children, according to Syrian health officials.

Religious identity creates an instant enemy. When a church is attacked, the Jordanian state self retaliates without discrimination. It bombs a village and kills women and children. The thought process is tribal: 'they' attacked 'us', so 'we' must attack 'them'. The target is not the actual perpetrator but the category of the other.

This is the fatal loop of sacred revenge. Each strike redefines the victim and the aggressor. The belief in a protective deity or holy cause overrides civilian life. No one is innocent because everyone belongs to a side. The illusion of the self as righteous warrior ensures endless war.