Israeli writer Avi Lipkin: Israel’s borders will extend ‘from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia’

“I believe we’re going to take Mecca, Medina and Mount Sinai, and purify those places.” Israeli writer and politician Avi Lipkin said during a TV interview that he envisages Israel’s borders will extend “from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia,” and “from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates”. The inclusion of Palestinian lands (and sometimes land belonging to Syria and Lebanon and beyond) in Israeli maps is common among believers of the concept of Eretz Yisrael - Greater Israel - a key part of ultra-nationalist Zionism that claims all of these lands belong to a Zionist state. Plans announced publicly by Zionists for a “Greater Israel” in the past have sparked widespread anger. Subscribe to our channel: Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: Middle East Eye Website: Follow us on TikTok: @middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: