And if we do destroy it, what do we face in retaliation?

The Jewish people have a long memory a memory which united the exiles of Israel for thousands of years a memory which has its origin in God's commandment to our forefather Abraham Go forth! and continued with the receiving of the Torah at the foot of Mount Sinai and the wanderings of the children of Israel in the desert, led by Moses on their journey to the promised land, the land of Israel.