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This paper examines the persistent hostility between Iran and Israel from the perspective of civilization as identity, stressing the formative role of historical memory and religious narrative in shaping each nation's perception of the other. Rather than viewing their antagonism solely as a product of geopolitical rationality or recent ideological shift, this paper situates Iran-Israel tensions within broader civilizational paradigms, where sacred history, messianic expectations and the trauma of past empires converge into present-day enmity. The paperinterrogates how ancient civilizational legacies and mythic-religious agendas continue to influence political rhetoric, collective identity and strategic choices till date. The paper critically observes speeches, state-sponsored media and symbolic references in national policy andexposes how both states construct existential narratives that sacralize conflict and delegitimize compromise. In the end, the paper argues that meaningful diplomatic resolution requires engaging not just with political grievances, but with the deeper historical and religious imaginaries that this sustain hostility.

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