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Israel’s far-right Finance Minister\u00a0Bezalel Smotrich\u00a0has advocated for the creation of a Jewish state that would encompass all Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab territories, including the Syrian capital of Damascus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Smotrich, in an interview for the\u00a0Arte\u00a0documentary ‘Israel: Extremists in Power’, said he hopes to expand Israel’s borders deep into Arab land, according to Jewish scripture.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It is written that the future of Jerusalem is to expand to Damascus,” he was quoted as saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This Jewish state, he said, must extend into Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, highlighting the long-standing vision of many Israeli ultra and religious nationalists for\u00a0significant territorial expansion across the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Arte\u2019s latest documentary examines the views and potential policies of members of the most right-wing government in Israeli history, focusing on Smotrich and fellow far-right minister\u00a0Itamar Ben-Gvir, against the backdrop of the war on Gaza. \u00a0<\/p>\n
It also highlighted how Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have gained considerable political influence, further deepening divisions within Israeli society and exacerbating the plight of Palestinians.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Israeli\u00a0Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0has relied on the support of the far-right figures, particularly following the resignation of former Defence Minister\u00a0Benny Gantz\u00a0from the emergency war cabinet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gantz left\u00a0amid disagreements\u00a0over strategies in the Gaza war and the how to approach the issue of Israeli captives being held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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