Is Israel Creating a “Greater Israel”?

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With the Israeli government’s invasion of Gaza, serious consideration of annexing the West Bank and creating supposed security buffer zones in Lebanon and Syria, some have suggested they’re moving towards a “Greater Israel”. But what does that entail?

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Sources:

Netanyahu’s Greater Israel remarks:
https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0004f93 
https://www.i24news.tv/he/news/news/politics/artc-90402ef0 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-says-hes-on-a-historic-and-spiritual-mission-endorses-vision-of-greater-israel/ 

Gaza:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mpg2glz1zo 
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/gaza-israel-photos-destruction-expand-war-military-operation-rcna223575 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-dismissed-as-insane-attempt-to-cover-ethnic-cleansing 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/31/trump-gaza-plan-riviera-relocation/ 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/israels-smotrich-calls-for-phased-gaza-annexation-if-hamas-does-not-disarm 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-jewish-resettlement.html

West Bank settler attacks:
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/west-bank-monthly-snapshot-casualties-property-damage-and-displacement-july-2025 

Expansion of settlements and land seizure:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/occupied-west-bank-curb-israeli 

E1 settlement:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgdzxpkdd7o
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-approves-settlement-plan-erase-idea-palestinian-state-2025-08-20/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/world/middleeast/west-bank-e1-israel.html 

Smotrich proposes annexing 82% of West Bank:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-proposes-annexing-82-of-west-bank-in-bid-to-prevent-palestinian-state/ 

UAE and Arab response to annexation proposal:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2rgjk87y2o
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/06/israel-annex-west-bank-emirates-warning/ 

Golan Heights:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/what-is-significance-golan-heights-2024-12-10/ 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6lgln128xo 

Israel to remain in buffer zone in Syria:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/israel-to-occupy-syrian-southern-territory-for-unlimited-time-says-minister
https://www.timesofisrael.com/citing-october-7-katz-says-israeli-troops-inside-syria-staying-put-to-defend-north/ 

Israeli troops in Lebanon:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-lebanon-katz-says-troops-to-stay-without-time-limit-to-defend-border-communities/ 

Tom Barrack and Mike Huckabee comments:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-sees-sykes-picot-borders-us-envoy-tom-barrack 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-the-us-has-never-asked-israel-to-not-apply-sovereignty-to-the-west-bank/

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