Hecules and the 9 headed Hydra
The problem with the Hydra is, if you cut off one head, another grows back. How did Hercules solve that problem? By burning the stump before it grew back.
Truth is, Israel is paying the price for their forefathers fucking up and not obeying God when He gave the land to them. They wanted serfs and money instead.
Duh. I'm talking about 3000ish years ago.