Oh, my mistake! I completely forgot that when the UN draws a line on a map, it’s a secular, legally binding document, but when bulldozers clear a neighborhood in the West Bank, it’s just "strategic depth." It is incredibly comforting to know that the Israeli government has never used the Bible as a real estate brochure. Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People explicitly calls the land the "historical homeland"—because nothing says "purely secular UN mandate" like invoking ancient tribal history in your constitutional laws. The current coalition guidelines literally start with: "The Jewish people have an exclusive and inalienable right to all areas of the Land of Israel." I’m sure that "exclusive right" is based on a secular municipal zoning permit and definitely not a religious covenant, right? Government-funded settlement roadmaps refer to the West Bank exclusively as "Judea and Samaria." Because using ancient biblical names for modern military zones is just peak secular efficiency. Let’s just completely ignore the fact that: But hey, you're right. The government doesn't claim God gave them the land. They just fund, protect, and subsidize the exact people who do claim God gave it to them, while using those exact religious claims to win elections. Huge difference. Totally secular. My bad.
