https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4629458/jewish/23-Facts-About-the-Land-of-Israel-Every-Jew-Should-Know.htm
1. The Land of Israel Was Given to Abraham and His Children. In more than one place in the book of Genesis,1 G‑d promises the Land of Israel (then known as the Land of Canaan) to Abraham and his children. This promise is reiterated to his son Isaac,2 and grandson Jacob,3 the progenitor of the Jewish people.It remains in effect until this very day,4 and Israel remains the eternal inheritance

https://www.newsweek.com/why-jewish-people-are-rightful-owners-land-israel-opinion-1752970
These truths demonstrate that the Jewish people have a long-standing and exclusive right to the Land of Israel. Countless archaeological artifacts have been discovered confirming the Bible's

https://www.hoover.org/research/jewish-roots-land-israelpalestine
The Jewish people have a very ancient history in the land known both as Palestine and the Land of Israel. The Jewish claim to indigeneity is based on a three-thousand-year-old continuous history and the status of the land since ancient times as the focus of Jewish life and yearning. While not denying Arab claims on the land, it must be recognized that in Israel, the Jews are not settler colonists.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-jews-own-the-land-of-israel/
On the contrary, the People of Israel belong to the Land of Israel. This week's Torah portion (Parashat Behar) provides the explanation. "The Land cannot be sold in perpetuity" says the Torah, "for the Land is Mine, and you are residents and sojourners with Me.". The Land belongs to God, and we are no more than His tenants upon it.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2018-11-14/ty-article-opinion/the-twisted-logic-of-the-jewish-historic-right-to-israel/0000017f-db53-d3ff-a7ff-fbf3bcc50000
Full disclosure: Even when I believed, mistakenly, that the "Jewish people" was exiled by the Romans in 70 C.E. or 132 C.E., I didn't think that this conferred on the Jews some sort of imagined "historic right" to the Holy Land. If we seek to organize the world as it was 2,000 years ago, we will turn it into one big madhouse.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-does-the-torah-say-about-israel/
The Torah also has much to say about the particular qualities of the land. Among the most famous verses in this regard is Exodus 3:8, which describes the land as one "flowing with milk and honey.". Deuteronomy 8:8 describes the land as one teeming with "wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and [date

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-land-of-israel-in-classical-jewish-sources/
Nonetheless, Israel's tenancy in the Land is conditional. The Land is gifted to the Israelites with the provision that they live up to certain moral and religious standards (Leviticus 18:26). Exile is threatened if these conditions are not met (Leviticus 26:32). The connection between behavior and residency rights extends to non-Jews as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_and_customs_of_the_Land_of_Israel_in_Judaism
t. e. Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism are those Jewish laws that apply only to the Land of Israel. These include the commandments dependent on the Land ( Hebrew: מצוות התלויות בארץ; translit. Mitzvot Ha'teluyot Be'aretz ), as well as various customs.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/bellerose-aboriginal-people
Of the 613 mitzvot, the vast majority can only be completed in the land of Israel. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish people are all buried in the land of Israel. The holiest sites in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel
The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: ʾEreṣ Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine. The definitions of

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-claim-to-the-land-of-israel
A national language and a distinct civilization have been maintained. The Jewish people base their claim to the land of Israel on at least four premises: 1) God promised the land to the patriarch Abraham; 2) the Jewish people settled and developed the land; 3) the international community granted political sovereignty in Palestine to the Jewish

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law:_Israel_as_the_Nation-State_of_the_Jewish_People
B. The State of Israel is the national home of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, cultural, religious, and historical right to self-determination . C. The right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people. 2 — Symbols of the State.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.2.100
Israel" [Land of Israel], as it is termed in sacred texts. "Palestine" is the name applied by the Romans in the second century c.e., in their attempt to terminate the connection between rebellious Jews and their land. The value of historical connection in naming territory was appreciated by the ancients, no less than by the moderns.

https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/jews-and-the-land-of-israel-part-vi-israels-right-to-exist/2023/04/16/
The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com. Home; ... Jews and the Land of Israel: Part VI: Israel's Right to Exist. By. Alex Grobman PhD. - 25 Nisan 5783 - April 16, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook.

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-is-the-legal-right-of-the-jewish-people-to-the-land-of-israel/
Article 80 of Chapter 12 of the UN Charter ensures that the rights of peoples under the mandates remain valid. When the UN Charter came into effect, it included Article 80, which preserves the

https://www.vox.com/world-politics/24128715/israel-palestine-conflict-settler-colonialism-zionism-history-debate
"The Land of Israel is integral to the Jewish religion and culture, the connection between Jews and the land is a constant in the Bible, and is embedded throughout Jewish rituals and texts.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sovereignty-violence-and-morality-zionism-and/id1051193720?i=1000658523786
The current conflict that has seen a revival of the discussion regarding the Jewish right to establish a state in the Land of Israel has occasioned a renewed focus on the dynamics of sovereignty. Beyond a doubt, implementing Jewish sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael is the essential dimension of political Zionism.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-808098
THE LATE, great Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein, dean of the Har Etzion hesder yeshiva (who also received the Israel Prize for Torah scholarship), wrote 40 years ago that, "Hesder at its finest

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-draft-explainer-intl/index.html
The Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday ordering the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military. Since Israel's founding, ultra-Orthodox Jews have been exempt from

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-28/ty-article/.premium/natural-right-to-the-land-of-israel-netanyahu-lays-out-west-bank-annexation-plans/00000185-5955-dbd5-abe7-59f5c5d60000
Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government's coalition agreement begins with a declaration that the Jewish people have a "natural right" to the Land of Israel. Regarding annexation of the West Bank, the agreement remains vague but says the prime minister will advance policies within whose framework the West Bank will be annexed, taking into

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-promise-of-the-promised-land/
Material & Moral Meaning. The Land of Israel is perceived as the promised land, the acquisition of which involves a moral and religious problem and to the possession of which a moral condition applies. The previous inhabitants of the Land lost their right to it because of their sins, and the Israelite tribes will continue to reside in the Land

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnee42vmn7xo
The history of exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox dates back to 1949 - a year after the state of Israel was created. Back then, there were some 400 yeshiva students in Israel.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54116567?embed=true
The biggest change to Israel's frontiers came in 1967, when the conflict known as the Six Day War left Israel in occupation of the Sinai peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/us/los-angeles-synagogue-palestinian-israeli-protest-violence/index.html
A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with pro-Israel counter-protesters on Sunday in an incident that several officials, including

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/original-party-platform-of-the-likud-party
The Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel) a. The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable and is linked with the right to security and peace; therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.. b

https://www.ft.com/content/56e6182c-4c00-433f-a43d-57ad131781a6
"New test questions have been added on the topics of antisemitism, the right of the state of Israel to exist and Jewish life in Germany," the interior ministry said.

https://jewishinsider.com/2024/06/schumer-under-mounting-pressure-to-advance-major-antisemitism-bill/
In the letter, obtained by JI and written by top officials at a range of major Jewish and pro-Israel groups, the Jewish leaders requested an update from Schumer and "once again" exhorted him to greenlight a vote, emphasizing that in their initial meeting he had "committed to us that there would be movement on the bill within a short

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-germany-citizens-required-affirm-israel-right-exist
"New test questions have been added on the topics of antisemitism, the right of the state of Israel to exist, and Jewish life in Germany," the German interior ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/media/wikipedia-adl/index.html
Wikipedia's editors declared that the Anti-Defamation League cannot be trusted to give reliable information on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and they overwhelmingly said the ADL is an

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimacy_of_the_State_of_Israel
The Israeli national emblem, showcasing a menorah surrounded by olive branches with "Israel" written in Hebrew below it.. Since the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, a number of countries and individuals have challenged the country's political legitimacy.Under international law, Israel has always met the standards for recognition as a sovereign state.