Is this "Greater Israel" Patch Real?
Never let facts stand in the way of a good disinformation campaign
Based on the bot network that amplified this image, along with Israel's lack of expeditionary capability, the inability to find the source image or patch for sale and the lack of a concept of "A promised land of Israel" in the Jewish religion, I believe that this image is part of a deception campaign.
And thanks, mom.
The original tweet is here:
The tweet from Motasem A Dalloul is here:
https://x.com/AbujomaaGaza/status/1802445703689470168
A patch image is here:
The Roya News Article is here:
IDF Soldiers Complain about gear.
The Google reverse image search is here.
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Ryan, I actually think this could be a real patch, probably made by an individual for private use and in no way official. I say this b/c I have seen other patches being worn that were clearly not official that had for example the word "Mashiach" (messiah in Hebrew) on them.
Now what would this patch symbolize ? - Well there are some in Israeli society (a small minority) that believe the Israelites should reclaim the land promised to them in the bible. This is a pipe dream and obviously not sustainable and unlikely to happen. But I think it is likely that whoever wore this patch subscribes to that POV and wanted to have this on display. My 2c. I could be wrong (FWIW - i'm usually not).
Great research Ryan. I agree with you that the fact it only exists in this one photo, and only after June 2024, makes it highly sus.
I’d just add one more point against it being authentic tho. Whoever made it can’t write Hebrew properly.
“The Promised” should be
“ המובטחת “
starting with the letter “hey — ה ” a soft H sound. But they used the guttural letter “chet — ח ”. That little space between the horizontal and the left vertical is essential to differentiate the two letters and their distinct sounds.
But even being generous and allowing for thread spread on the “hey”, that doesn’t explain the 2nd to last letter. It is indeed supposed to be a “chet — ח” but there is no such letter in the Hebrew alphabet that is rounded like an inverted U.
And don’t even get me started on those ridiculous excuses for the letter “aleph — א “. It’s the first letter of the alphabet and any student of Hebrew, even the most novice like me, knows how to write it. They made it look like an N with a crooked upper right arm.