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Eretz Yisrael

/ ˈɛrets jisˈrɑeɪl; ˈɛrets jisrɑˈeɪl /

noun

  1. the Holy Land; Israel
  2. the concept, favoured by some extreme Zionists, of a Jewish state the territory of which matched the largest expanse of biblical Israel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eretz Yisrael1

literally: Land of Israel
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Unlike more moderate early Zionist leaders, the Revisionists were “territorial maximalists” whose idea of a Jewish homeland is Eretz Yisrael, the entirety of Palestine stretching into the Transjordan.

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"It's almost time. We're leaving for Eretz Yisrael soon."

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"You haven't been outside the camps. Believe me. Europe is a hollow shell full of hollow men. Let me ask you, what do you know about Eretz Yisrael?"

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This is how my first day begins in Eretz Yisrael.

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Those participating in the Hebron Aid Flotilla select from donation levels ranging from $100 to $100,000 in order to "raise our voices and take out our checkbooks in protest against the evil discrimination against the Jews of Hebron and Eretz Yisrael."

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