“Greater Israel”: A Zionist Project Stretching from the Temple to Mecca and Medina
The Revolutionary Leader’s Vision to Break the Silence of the Ummah
Amid the ongoing Zionist massacres in Gaza and the intensifying struggle between Palestinian rights and the settler-colonial project, the Revolutionary Leader, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, delivered a speech this Thursday. It was not a mere political comment or a routine statement, but rather a comprehensive strategic vision—reading current realities through a Qur’anic lens, dissecting the grand trajectories shaping the conflict map in the region and the world. His address went beyond weekly updates; it was an analysis of the core of the Zionist project, an unmasking of regional and global alliances, and a call for a practical stance by the Muslim Ummah—beyond traditional condemnations.
Al-Houthi’s discourse explored the depth of the Zionist project from a strategic perspective that transcends the battlefield of Gaza. He emphasized that this project is not confined to territorial control but extends to broader schemes, including the Judaization of Islamic sanctities—especially Al-Aqsa Mosque—and the imposition of complete hegemony over decision-making and resources in the region.
“Greater Israel”: A Plan Beyond Palestine
The speech shed light on the scheme of “Greater Israel,” which is not limited to Palestine’s borders but extends across vast swaths of the Middle East—reaching the Nile River, the Red Sea, and even Mecca and Medina. According to al-Houthi, this is not a distant dream but a systematic plan being executed in multiple phases: through military power, political complicity, and the absence of effective stances by certain Arab and Islamic regimes.
In light of this, he called on the Ummah to recognize the magnitude of the threat and to abandon conventional positions—urging practical action and genuine Arab and Islamic unity to confront this grave challenge.
The Zionist Assault on Gaza: A Crime of the Century Before the World’s Eyes
Reviewing the reality in Gaza, al-Houthi described Israel’s crimes as exceeding the scope of war—entering the realm of deliberate genocide carried out by dual means: direct killing with bombs and slow death through starvation and thirst. The image of young Amna al-Mufti, bombed while carrying a water container, summed up—in his words—the enemy’s brutality and its dehumanizing view of Palestinians.
The starvation of a quarter of a million children in Gaza, he stressed, is not an accidental byproduct of the siege but a deliberate policy—a “slow death” strategy designed to break the collective will of Palestinian society and push it toward collapse. The same policy is applied against the displaced, the sick, and prisoners, particularly women. This week, Palestinian female detainees were subjected to systematic torture, while extremist minister Itamar Ben Gvir brazenly stormed the prison to threaten Marwan Barghouti, in a display of arrogance and cruelty that defies every norm.
Arab and Islamic Silence: Betrayal or Political Paralysis?
According to al-Houthi, what is more dangerous than Zionist bombs is the official Arab and Islamic silence. The stagnation of most capitals, he argued, is not due to incapacity but deliberate political choice. Some regimes—chief among them Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority—have openly adopted the demand to disarm the resistance in Gaza and Lebanon, directly serving the Zionist enemy and turning themselves into tools of pressure against the free people of the Ummah.
He did not stop at labeling this position betrayal but presented concrete evidence: Saudi weapons shipments to Israel, and a multi-billion-dollar Egyptian deal with the occupation under the guise of “gas investment.” Meanwhile, Gaza receives not a single shipment of medicine. In anguish, he asked: Is Saudi Arabia, with all its wealth, merely acting as Israel’s “porter for hire,” or does this amount to outright partnership and military support?
The Zionist Blueprint: From the Temple to Control of Mecca and Medina
The speech underscored that the conflict is not merely with an occupying enemy but with a settler-colonial, ideological project that views Palestine as the beginning, not the end. “Greater Israel” is not an empty slogan but a fully-fledged program, rooted in religious texts the Zionists claim as divine promises—and embraced by millions of Evangelical Christians in the US and Europe.
In this worldview, the Judaization of Jerusalem and the demolition of Al-Aqsa are not peripheral goals but the cornerstone of building a new global order under Zionist leadership. The project extends beyond Palestine to Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and Medina itself, envisioned as territories destined for future Israeli sovereignty.
What amplifies the danger is the success of Zionists in transforming this vision into a global religious doctrine—taught, promoted, funded, and embedded in the foreign policies of Washington, London, and beyond.
Western Support and Zionist Penetration of Europe and America
Al-Houthi stressed that the Zionist project cannot be separated from Western complicity. The same West that champions “human rights” openly embraces, finances, and defends Zionism as a “divine will.” Jewish influence, he argued, has infiltrated political, religious, and cultural institutions in the West to the extent that support for Israel has become part of the religious and political identity of millions.
Beyond politics, Europe and America, under Zionist supervision, have become platforms for exporting moral corruption to other societies: drugs, pornography, sexual deviance, and vices—all instruments of systematic social decay serving a single purpose: dismantling moral and religious structures and preparing populations for subjugation under the banner of “Greater Israel.”
Takfiri Extremists: Zionism’s Islamic Doppelgänger
In a striking analysis, al-Houthi drew a parallel between Zionism and Takfiri extremism—not only in goals but in behavior. Takfiri groups, he noted, do not fight Zionists but rather attack those who resist them, pouring fire on the mujahideen instead of the occupier. This convergence makes Takfiris functional tools used to weaken the Ummah from within and divert its compass of enmity.
Palestinian Steadfastness and Yemeni Deterrence: A New Balance of Power
Despite the grim realities, the speech was not without hope. Al-Houthi affirmed that Gaza’s fighters, with their modest means, have overturned equations—proving the Zionist entity fragile in the face of resistance. Al-Qassam Brigades, Al-Quds Brigades, and the broader factions of resistance have dealt strategic shocks to the enemy, forcing it to consider recruiting mercenaries to make up for manpower shortages.
Meanwhile, Yemen has not stood idle. Naval operations against Israel-linked vessels and strikes on Zionist ports are real deterrent messages from the Axis of Resistance—proof that Palestine does not stand alone, and that action is being taken militarily, not just rhetorically.
Between Regime Betrayal and the Awakening of the Peoples
Al-Houthi’s message was not limited to diagnosing reality. He called upon the Ummah to shoulder its responsibility and break free from stagnation and complicity. Peoples, he urged, must rise beyond the inaction of their regimes and take independent initiative for Palestine. Neutrality is no longer an option.
The true wager, he emphasized, is on popular consciousness and faith-driven action—unmoved by money or politics but by dignity and religion. Despite regime betrayal, the Ummah still has the capacity to reclaim the initiative—if only it grasps the scale of the threat.