Israel's David's Corridor Project: Goals and Challenges

Abstract

In order for a state to achieve the fruits of its supreme strategy (political impact), it must possess a triad based on the compatibility of goals, objectives, and means, especially since the latter represents the axis of strategy, as it is responsible for achieving a balance between strategic needs and policy, and it is the source of strategic impact. Accordingly, in order to achieve its political impact, (Israel) worked to make the David's Corridor project one of the means to achieve its desired goals, which are represented in expanding the (Israeli) entity beyond the currently internationally recognized borders, starting from ancient Torah narratives and early Zionist thought. This vision often imagines an area extending from the traditional borders, and is sometimes described metaphorically as extending "from the Nile to the Euphrates," i.e. (the modern State of Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the Nile River in Egypt, the Euphrates River in Iraq, southern Turkey, and northern Saudi Arabia). Supporters of the "Greater Israel" vision see that expanding Israel's borders or establishing contiguous Jewish settlements can create strategic buffer zones that enhance national security, and they emphasize that controlling these lands is not just the realization of a historical destiny, but also a necessary measure for defense against regional threats