Greater Israel, according to the founding father of Zionism Theodore Herzl, is a Jewish State stretching “from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates”. Source: mepei.com

Kevork Almassian, of Syriana Analysis, in the video below, discusses the potential expansion of the Israeli war to Syria. He explains the 10-year Syrian war and the Israeli plans of ‘Greater Israel’ to take all countries between the Nile river in Egypt to the Euphrates river in Iraq (shaded area in map above).

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The present state of Syria occupied by foreign powers. Pink region, West of the Euphrates, is controlled by Syria. Green region is controlled by the US and the yellow region, East of Euphrates, is controlled by the US and the Kurds. Image taken from the video.

The recent picture of an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier with a Greater Israel badge on the uniform provoked outrage in Arab countries (Middle East Monitor, 2024). The promised land of Israel, as described in the badge photo, includes regions from the Nile to the Euphrates, from Medina to Lebanon, including territories from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, entire Jordan, and Occupied Palestinian territories.

Why it sparked outrage, however, is not clear: the map reflects Theodor Herzl’s more than a century old statement: “Discussed with Bodenheimer the demands we will make. Area: from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates…” (Herzl, Ed. Patai, & Transl. Zohn, 1960, p. 711), and with newer instances of this territorial expansion desiderate, expressed by Oded Yinon plan and Saul B. Cohen’s geopolitical concepts, among others, and the aggressive stance against Israel’s neighbors and regional countries. Hence, it is probably not the existence of the plan that sparked outrage, but its appearance in the broader social media space.

This view on region’s future is neither new nor rare. In a January 2024 recording, Israeli politician Avi Lipkin was stating: “… eventually, our borders will extend from Lebanon to the Great Desert, which is Saudi Arabia, and then from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates. And who is on the other side of the Euphrates? The Kurds! And the Kurds are friends. So we have Mediterranean behind us, the Kurds in front of us, Lebanon, which really needs the umbrella of protection of Israel, and then we’re gonna take, I believe we’re gonna take Mecca, Medina and Mount Sinai, and to purify those places” (muslimi.official, 2024), (Middle East Monitor 1, 2024).

(See the following post for the full discussion.)

Greater Israel: an Ongoing Expansion Plan for the Middle East and North Africa by Ecaterina MAŢOI

Read also Greater Israel: Is Lebanon Part of the Promised Land?

The evidence is piling up! It is stated by Israeli politicians and even Knesset members that Greater Israel is their goal. It is now out there in social media, being openly discussed. But for the Israeli armed forces to take these countries, especially Saudi Arabia, including the Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, is beyond the pail. That would be all-out war with all Muslim countries if that was ever attempted.


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4 responses to “Greater Israel: From the Nile to the Euphrates?”

  1. Thank you Gideon, that was very interesting. I learned a lot from watching the Syriana Analysis youtube. Thanks for your stand on these issues. Every now and then I catch up on your Bible Science Forum articles.

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  2. […] and the Euphrates River in Iraq, that they insanely believe was promised to them by God. See this: https://biblescienceforum.com/2024/10/15/greater-israel-from-the-nile-to-the-euphrates/ Israel had stolen the Golan Heights in Syria and is in the process of stealing much more land in […]

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