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The 'Greater Israel' project proposes that military aggression is justified to achieve the allegedly God given boundaries of the state of Israel.

'Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has suggested that Israel is destined to expand to include Jordan, and even beyond, to parts of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and even Iraq.
In a documentary film by Arte in 2024, Smotrich said “it is written that the future of Jerusalem is to expand to Damascus.

This view has support in some parts of Israeli society. Israel’s incursions into Jordan and Syria has intensified international concerns that some actors in Israel are pursuing expansion into other countries...

In August 2025, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Israeli TV channel i24News that he was on a "historic and spiritual mission" and that he is "very" attached to the vision of Greater Israel, which includes Palestinian areas and possibly also places that are part of Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel

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31 sats \ 3 replies \ @Yermin 7 Apr

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Trump needs to go.

He is a war criminal puppet to Genocidal Zionist Zealots.

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14 sats \ 1 reply \ @Doktor 9 Apr

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

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The struggle and contest for power wealth and status is unavoidable, but the way Trump and Israel are playing the game is immoral and does not IMO even serve their own people ultimately...let alone the victims of their murderous genocidal campaign.

The truth about Israels 'Greater Israel Project' is something everyone needs to be aware of and able to discuss and consider if this murder is to stop.

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Somebody out there really does not want this issue discussed here on Stacker News!

Most downzapped post of the month!?!

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Most downzapped post of FOREVER!

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I actually like how @SN works, you can do that but you need to heavily spend sats, and as the info is open, we can see that it's heavily downzapped and imo that's the best promo for your posts!

Keep on

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the persecussion is really strong against those criticizing this war...I think stacker news is not imune to that.

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13-year-old girl captures terrifying moment Israel bombed Beirut

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Israels Greater Israel Strategy

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221 sats \ 2 replies \ @Yermin 4 Apr

I’ve been tracking this pattern from both sides, not just Israeli politics, but also how similar prophecy language is showing up in U.S. rhetoric.

On the Israel side:
#1457076

On the U.S. side:
#1451070
#1448334

The common thread isn’t any one quote or clip.

It’s how messianic / end-times framing moves from fringe belief → political language → proximity to state power.

That shift matters more than any single headline.

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108 sats \ 1 reply \ @Yermin 4 Apr

This is exactly the pattern, especially around Israel.

A lot of Christians are taught that Jewish prophecy still needs to be fulfilled, and that we should support whoever supports Israel.

I left a mainstream, evangelical church the Sunday that got tied to political alignment.

He said both parts out loud:

“Israel, its land and its people are incredibly close to the heart of God”
and,
“one of the things that we as believers need to really consider is which administration is gonna be a better friend and ally of Israel.”

That’s the mechanism:
prophecy → politics → policy alignment.

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111 sats \ 0 replies \ @Yermin 4 Apr

Right on cue.

This is what happens when prophecy becomes political vocabulary.

It starts with:
support Israel because prophecy still needs to be fulfilled.

It ends with leaders talking like military escalation is part of a sacred script:

“48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!”

Same pattern.
Now wearing state power.

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This is the area of land Greater Israeli supporter believe is theirs to take.

@Cje95 - thoughts?

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @orto 3 Apr

The worst part is, they're very insidious. It's very difficult to tell who is Jewish and who isn't. They're all over the world.

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Apparently it's not just some support, there's widespread support for this "greater Israel" project.

Maybe not as much recently, as they've been getting pounded.

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14 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lanter 8 Apr -50 sats

The idea of “Greater Israel,” especially when tied to military expansion and religious justification, is deeply controversial and dangerous. While figures like Bezalel Smotrich and Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed views that some interpret as supportive of broader territorial ambitions, pursuing such a vision through force would violate international law and risk escalating conflict across the region. In a modern global context, expansionism framed as a divine mandate is likely to intensify instability rather than bring security or peace, and it raises serious ethical and geopolitical concerns.