"Migrants line up outside the Roosevelt Hotel while waiting for placement at a shelter in New York City on Aug. 2. Fatih Aktas / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images"

YEHUDA HAKOHEN: The four empires that would later derive from Egypt – namely Babylon, Persia, Greece and Edom – each formed civilizations that attempted to claim Israel's role on the world stage. Even the United States – which is itself the current manifestation of the fourth empire – comes down to a deep subconscious desire to maintain its global hegemony. Israel and Edom can't coexist as world powers. When one rises the other must fall.