Eretz Israel

[ er-its ]

noun

1. the land of Israel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eretz Israel¹

From Hebrew ereṣ yiśrāʾēl

Example Sentences

"Whether on the JNF website or in the parks themselves, the most sophisticated audiovisual equipment displays the official Zionist story, contextualising any given location within the national meta-narrative of the Jewish people and Eretz Israel."

From Salon

Many Zionists, but not all, believe that “Eretz Israel” — generally taken to mean the entire territory of Palestine, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River — was promised by God to the Jewish people.

From Salon

Whatever the motives and intentions of the Israeli architects of Oslo, they were soon superseded by Israelis who saw the claim of Eretz Israel — all the land from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River — as a prime territorial goal.

From Salon

“I had learnt that my wife was leaving for Eretz Israel.”

From New York Times

For decades, Israeli governments, pursuing the colonization of the entirety of “Eretz Israel,” have systematically destroyed the prerequisites for a solution involving a contiguous, sustainable, sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

From The Guardian