Israel’s opposition leader voices support for ‘broad’ Middle East expansion
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Yair Lapid says expansionist view for Israel taking over the Middle East is based on Zionist and biblical foundations.
After controversial comments by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting it has the right to take over much of the Middle East, the country’s main opposition leader said he agrees with Israeli expansion as far as Iraq.
Yair Lapid told a news conference on Monday that his territorial takeover views for Israel are based on Zionist and biblical foundations.
“I support anything that will allow the Jews a large, broad, strong land and a safe haven for us – our children and our children’s children. I support that,” Kipa News quoted Lapid as saying.
“Zionism is based on the Bible. Our mandate over the land of Israel is biblical, [and] the biblical borders of the land of Israel are clear… Therefore, the borders are the borders of the Bible.”
He added, however, there are “Israeli security and policy considerations” that could impede such efforts, though he did not elaborate.
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