‘Greater Israel doctrine has been the cause of wars in Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran’

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Senior scholars Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares attribute wars in Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to the 'Greater Israel' doctrine. They critique the doctrine as dangerous, supported by certain Israeli political hardliners and supremacist beliefs regarding territorial claims.

TEHRAN – Two senior scholars believe that the absurd and dangerous doctrine of “Greater Israel” has been the cause of wars in Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. Jeffrey Sachs, a globally famous Columbia University professor, and Sybil Fares, a senior advisor on government affairs, say this doctrine is backed by secular hardliners like Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish supremacist creed of Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir that “God gave the land (Palestine and neighboring Arab lands) to the Jews alone.”