Who is the true “heir to the land”? Who is the rightful master of the house? Let’s be clear: These are declarations without legal binding force, but with immense symbolic power. A fierce battle over identity, history, and moral legitimacy. It’s not just about map lines and resolutions, but about the authority to define the heart of civilization—the biblical Land of Israel. Every symbolic act, whether a Knesset decision in Jerusalem or a statement from the Élysée Palace, is a building block in the war of narratives that extends far beyond the Middle East. Two fundamentally different understandings of history: one rooted in a millennia-old connection of a people to their land of origin, the other in a modern construct often inspired by post-colonial patterns. The world is torn between historical truth and the convenient, emotionally compelling victim narrative. Israel stands in the crosshairs—not because it is weak, but because it endures.

The Knesset’s decision to support Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley is not a binding law but a...

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