God promised the Israelites “this land, from the river of Egypt unto the Euphrates”. This today would include bits of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. So why are the Zionists so quiet about this? Surely, if God made this generous promise, then the ultra-nationalists should be proclaiming their rights to this huge geographical area, and should long ago have relegated Iraqis, Syrians and some Turks to refugee camps. Either God is half-hearted about the promise, or not powerful enough to fulfill it. He has had several thousand years, after all.
These nationalist mythologies are so futile. How much more serious and grown up it is to pursue peace of mind, friendship, and consideration for others and forget lusting after other people’s land and property.
Claiming land your ancestors are supposed to have lived in two thousand years before brings to mind the Ancient British Resurgency, a group of Welsh extremists who claim ownership of all Britain, but particularly the London area and the City of London.
A spokesman is quoted as saying, “We follow in the footsteps of Israel. The difference is that, whereas the Jews left Israel in A.D 69, our forefathers were thrown expelled four centuries later by Angles and Saxons. We have a better claim to our ancestral lands than the Jews have to theirs. And according to Druidic law God gave us the whole land of Britain. London is ours!”