Hubris

Βasic concept in the worldview of the ancient times. When someone, overestimating their abilities and power (physical, but mainly political, military and economic), behaved in a violent, arrogant and insulting manner towards others, the laws of the state and especially towards the unwritten divine law - which imposed limits on human action.

“I hugged the olive tree, it was so precious to me so I hugged it. I felt like I was hugging my child. I ‘d raised the tree like my child. They destroyed my olive trees but I grew them back, even better than before. Settlers will never be able to take my land. This is our land , not theirs. We will keep resisting until the world ends.”

Mahfodah Shtayyeh. Palestinian farmer after the destruction of her olive grove by Israeli settlers.  27 of November 2005, Salem village, West Bank.