"THE GREATER ISRAEL" PROJECT.

The "Greater Israel" project is an ideological vision for a Jewish state spanning significant portions of the Middle East, with boundaries historically defined by biblical verses (such as from the Nile to the Euphrates). 

While the exact borders vary depending on the interpretation, the project broadly encompasses modern-day Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.[1, 2,]

      

         Purported map of the Greater Israel.

The concept traces back to the biblical covenant in Genesis, where God promises Abraham's descendants lands stretching from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. [1, 2, 3]

While previously considered a fringe or historical notion confined to far-right nationalist groups like Gush Emunim, the vision of "Greater Israel" has increasingly entered mainstream political discourse. [1, 2, 3] 

Right-wing political leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have occasionally framed territorial control as a spiritual and historical mission. [1, 2, 3]

Israel is notably the only nation in the region without formally designated borders. 

The expansionist agenda has been heavily driven by the growth of settlements, outposts, and military zones in the West Bank. [2,]. 

Recently, Netanyahu bragged that Israel now controls over 70% of Gaza.

Moreso, the Israelis insist that they will not withdraw from their newly occupied "security" zones in Southern Lebanon and Syria.

The pursuit and endorsement of an expanded Israel have triggered sharp pushback from the Arab League, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority, who heavily condemn the expansion as a violation of sovereignty and a threat to regional stability. [1]

The majority of the international community views the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a breach of international law. [1, 2]

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