Greater Israel

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Greater Israel is a nationalist ideological concept envisioning a Jewish state extending beyond Israel’s internationally recognized borders to encompass additional biblical or historically claimed territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irredentist concept
political ideology
territorial nationalist concept
associatedWithGroup certain settler movements
religious Zionists
some Israeli right-wing parties
basedOn biblical descriptions of the Land of Israel
historical claims of Jewish presence
religious interpretations of the Hebrew Bible
claimsTerritory East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Judea and Samaria
linked to: West Bank

Sinai Peninsula
West Bank
parts of Iraq
parts of Jordan
parts of Lebanon
parts of Syria
coreIdea Israel’s borders should extend beyond its internationally recognized boundaries
linked to: Greater Israel

the Jewish state should encompass all territory of the biblical Land of Israel
criticizedFor conflicting with international law norms on acquisition of territory by force
promoting annexation of occupied territories
undermining prospects for a two-state solution
geopoliticalRegion Middle East
hasAlternativeName Eretz Yisrael Hashlema
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh

Greater Land of Israel
linked to: Greater Israel

Whole Land of Israel
linked to: Greater Israel
hasDebate compatibility with democracy and equal rights for non-Jews
extent of borders envisioned
hasIdeologicalContext Zionism
religious Zionism
right-wing Zionism
hasLanguage Hebrew
hasReligiousContext Judaism
historicalTrigger Israeli victory in the 1967 Six-Day War
influencedBy Jewish historical memory of ancient Israelite kingdoms
religious belief in divine promise of the land to the Jewish people
opposedBy large parts of the international community
many Israeli left-wing parties
most Arab states
most Palestinian political movements
politicalImplication permanent Israeli control over occupied Palestinian territories
rejection of a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza
support for settlement expansion
relatedConcept Israeli settlements
Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh

Zionism
annexation of territory
timePeriodOfProminence post-1967 era

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herut advocates Greater Israel
Shmuel Katz advocated Greater Israel ideology
linked to: Greater Israel
Greater Israel hasAlternativeName Whole Land of Israel
linked to: Greater Israel
Greater Israel hasAlternativeName Greater Land of Israel
linked to: Greater Israel
Greater Israel coreIdea Israel’s borders should extend beyond its internationally recognized boundaries
linked to: Greater Israel
Israel Eldad politicalIdeology Greater Israel ideology
linked to: Greater Israel
Israel Eldad influenced Greater Israel movement
linked to: Greater Israel