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Amid war with Iran, what was once considered a far-fetched initiative has turned into a systematic campaign supported by lawmakers and the right-wing press: expansion of Israel's northern border as far as the Litani River
In June 2024, at the height of the war in the Gaza Strip, hundreds of right-wing activists gathered on Zoom to discuss a new border for Israel. The First Lebanon Conference, as it was called, barely aroused public interest or serious media coverage. The event featured a speech by Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi, the prime minister's brother-in-law, who told the participants that the Lebanon border is "completely artificial," asserting that, "the Galilee extends as far as the Litani [River in Lebanon]."
