The Hidden Goals Behind Netanyahu's Announcement of Greater Israel
August 16, 2025125 ViewsRead Time: 2 minutes
Font Size
16
Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement in which he announced his connection to the vision of "Greater Israel" extending from the river to the sea and annexing neighboring Arab lands - is not just a populist speech, but a well-crafted strategy aimed at achieving political and ideological goals at a highly sensitive time. One of the main motivations for this announcement is to cover up the failure of the Gaza war; after 10 months of war, Israel has not achieved any of its declared objectives, has not eliminated Hamas, but rather increased its popularity. It has failed to recover the hostages and has lost the trust of their families.
The statement shifts attention from military failure to the "expansionist dream".
Netanyahu's government suffers from internal divisions between religious extremists who demand immediate annexation of the West Bank and pragmatic conservatives who fear international isolation.
The announcement satisfies the grassroots of the right and silences calls for his resignation.
The statement comes at a time when international pressure is mounting to revive the two-state solution. Netanyahu's message from this announcement is: "No negotiations.. All of Palestine is ours".
One of the most serious implications of this statement is:
It completely undermines the two-state solution as the announcement is a clear acknowledgment that Israel does not recognize the Palestinians' right to a state, thus ending any viability of the Oslo Accords. It justifies the continuation of settlement as a step towards annexation.
The statement targets lands in Egypt (Sinai).
It also threatens to destabilize normalization countries as they face popular pressure to cancel agreements after revealing expansionist intentions.
Will this moment be a turning point in confronting the Zionist project, or will it be added to the long record of silence?
The statement shifts attention from military failure to the "expansionist dream".
Netanyahu's government suffers from internal divisions between religious extremists who demand immediate annexation of the West Bank and pragmatic conservatives who fear international isolation.
The announcement satisfies the grassroots of the right and silences calls for his resignation.
The statement comes at a time when international pressure is mounting to revive the two-state solution. Netanyahu's message from this announcement is: "No negotiations.. All of Palestine is ours".
One of the most serious implications of this statement is:
It completely undermines the two-state solution as the announcement is a clear acknowledgment that Israel does not recognize the Palestinians' right to a state, thus ending any viability of the Oslo Accords. It justifies the continuation of settlement as a step towards annexation.
The statement targets lands in Egypt (Sinai).
It also threatens to destabilize normalization countries as they face popular pressure to cancel agreements after revealing expansionist intentions.
Will this moment be a turning point in confronting the Zionist project, or will it be added to the long record of silence?
