'On Historic Mission For Greater Israel', Says Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stirred up another political turbulence amid the ongoing Israeli acts of horror in Gaza by calling himself on a historical and spiritual mission to build ‘Greater Israel’. This is not the first time that when Israeli leader has mentioned his desire for a Greater Israel.
Even in the past, while addressing a United Nations General Assembly meeting, he had brandished a map of Israel with no traces of Palestine on it.
In an interview with Israel’s i24 channel reported by The Times of Israel on 12 August 2025, Netanyahu described himself as being on a “historic and spiritual mission”. He said to feel “very” connected to the idea of Greater Israel.
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Responding to the question whether his mission represents the Jewish people or a broader generational purpose, he replied, “I am on a mission of generations… So, if you are asking whether I feel this is a historical and spiritual mission, the answer is yes.”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry had also published an alleged map with a caption fabricating an Israeli history dating back thousands of years, in line with repeated Hebrew claims of a “Jewish kingdom” that includes parts of the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
The idea of a Greater Israel is derived from biblical mythology, pushing Zionists to move forward to expand the borders of the Israeli state. Settlers, including Daniella Weiss, known as godmother of settlers, intended to expand the Greater Israel to have territories extending from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.
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The term “Greater Israel” first emerged after the Six-Day War of June 1967, when Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. It is still used to describe political visions that include these territories.
However, critics call the idea of the ‘Greater Israel’ as a neocolonial legacy and colonialism of the modern world.
