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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eretz Yisrael¹

literally: Land of Israel

Example Sentences

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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