By Independent News Roundup
What does Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mean when he says that he is "very much" committed to the vision of "Greater Israel"?
It seems inevitable that Israel will soon have full control over Gaza and will move Israelis into the territory as they are making arrangements with other countries to take Palestinian refugees. Is the expansion of Israel into Gaza and the West Bank what he means or is there more?
Historically, Greater Israel was the dream of Israeli expansion into Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, based on a biblical interpretation. Is that what Netanyahu and his Zionist government mean now? They want to control, not only Gaza but all surrounding areas too?
In 2023, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke at an event with a map of "Greater Israel" that included the territory that is now Jordan. He has spoken before about a future of Jerusalem that expands to Damascus, meaning Syria.
Are these signals that Israel has no intention of halting its territorial expansion? We thought the war in Gaza was about the hostages—now it looks more like a divinely ordained land grab.
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