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Cyprus alarmed: Israelis are TAKING OVER the islandCypriot politicians say waves of Israelis are flooding in, buying property, and settling in strategic areas. Is this the blueprint for Israel 2.0?‘They are occupying us’
Stefanos Stefanou, head of left-wing AKEL party, has warned of “ghettos” forming in Southern Cyprus due to property sales to Israelis, citing “Zionist schools and synagogues” as part of an Israeli expansion strategy.
“Our country is being taken away from us,” he said at a recent party congress.A plan years in the making
In August 2023, Israeli newspaper Haaretz ran the article: “The Second Israel? Israelis Are Streaming Into Cyprus to Buy Anything in Sight.”
Israelis were drawn by Cyprus’:
proximity to Israel
lower cost of living
backlash against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform
Ynet reported the Israeli population in Cyprus grew from 400 in 2003 to 12,000 in 2023. Over 3,000 Israelis currently move there each year.
In March 2024, Israeli media revealed the Ministry of Transport plans to buy a Cypriot port to inspect Gaza-bound aid.
Ynet noted this port “could safeguard Israel’s imports” if Haifa becomes unsafe.
After Haifa suffered damage in clashes with Iran and shipping giant Maersk paused operations, Tel Aviv’s interest in Cyprus gained urgency.Cyprus: ‘The lost Jewish colony’In 1899, Zionist activist David Trietsch proposed Cyprus for Jewish settlement. “Cyprus is the most suitable location... and it is in close proximity to Israel,” he claimed.World Zionist Organization founder Theodor Herzl also saw British-controlled Cyprus as leverage.‘Greater Israel’Israeli conservatives are reviving the concept of “Greater Israel” as the biblical “promised land.”
The idea's interpretations include parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq — and even Cyprus. Netanyahu’s Likud Party, dominant since 1977, centers its ideology on establishing a “Greater Israel,” The Nation warns.
