The world news network has published an editorial examining the strategic shift in Zionist political discourse from ‘From the Nile to the Euphrates’ to ‘From India to Cush.’
This change not only reflects the expansion of the Israeli regime’s expansionist plans across the region but also signifies a fundamental transformation in its approach from territorial occupation to controlling global power networks, resources, and strategic pathways.
The editorial highlights the new transregional influence plans of the Israeli regime, analyzing the roles of the United States, China, and India in this complex equation. It warns that this strategy could pose serious challenges to regional and global balance.In his recent remarks, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Israeli regime, invoked the phrase ‘From India to Cush,’ indicating not just a geographical shift but a strategic change in the Israeli perspective. This phrase links India as a technological and defense power in East Asia with Cush or Ethiopia, a region rich in mineral and water resources in South Africa.
In this context, Israel positions itself as the connecting point and communication corridor within this network, illustrating a shift from a government-centric limitation to a focus on controlling global resource networks and nations.
The territory of Cush symbolizes the biblical dream or a threat to humanity? In biblical texts, Cush is not merely a peripheral territory but a symbolic space linked to the water resources and natural wealth of our planet.In the Book of Genesis, the Jewish people introduce Cush as part of the founding geography, and in the Book of Isaiah, it is described as a remote land connected by rivers and water resources. Thus, Cush is not just South Africa but represents the biblical boundaries of the Zionist dream.
Notably, Netanyahu’s recent use of the biblical name ‘Cush’ instead of its modern name, Ethiopia, indicates a shift in the regime’s approach from a political map to a ‘civilizational map,’ where geography is understood as a vast space beyond national borders.
It is essential to note that, in today’s geopolitical reading, Cush encompasses the water resources of the Nile, gold, precious minerals, and the characteristics of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, making this issue highly sensitive for Egypt, as the Nile is not just an economic resource but the backbone of this country’s existence.Any strategic influence or presence of the Israeli regime in the territory of Cush could indirectly affect Egypt’s water, energy, and population stability equation. Meanwhile, India, as a rising power in technology, defense, and artificial intelligence, is considered a new strategic partner for Israel.
The combination of the terms India and Cush in Netanyahu’s recent remarks creates a new focal point from technology-driven East Asia to resource-rich South Africa in the minds of observers.
In this context, Israel presents itself as a connecting point and historical corridor between natural resources and technology, transforming this phrase from a geographical description to a strategic-symbolic narrative, indicating a transition from a governance logic of limitation to a logic of controlling global resource networks.This expansion of influence cannot be understood outside the competition of great powers, as the Chinese have rewritten the global trade map with the ‘Belt and Road Initiative,’ focusing on ports and maritime routes in East Africa and the Red Sea for over a decade.
China’s presence in Pakistan, Djibouti, and East African ports has made it a central player in the equation connecting Asia and Africa. In this context, India plays a crucial role as China’s geopolitical rival in South Asia, making the expansion of relations between the Israeli regime and India increasingly significant. When Israel aligns with India, it enters a broader balance equation against China’s expansion.Thus, the phrase ‘From India to Cush’ is part of the global competition over routes and communication networks, rather than merely a change in the Israeli regime’s regional position. The role of the United States in controlling global resource networks cannot be separated from its strategy to contain China and redistribute its responsibilities in the Middle East. In this framework, Israel, as a center of advanced military technology and a connecting point between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, can integrate into a broader network of Indian-Emirati-Western alliances.Therefore, ‘From India to Cush’ should also be interpreted as part of the American network for reshaping power balance in a multipolar world. The biblical and evangelical perspectives on the territory of ‘Cush’ remind us of the fundamental differences between political discourse and the slogan ‘From the Nile to the Euphrates,’ which belonged to an era of territorial dominance and occupation. In contrast, the regime’s new slogan ‘From India to Cush’ belongs to a time where dominance is measured by controlling political, military, and economic flows, as well as data and information technology, energy resources, maritime routes, artificial intelligence, and water resources.Indeed, the biblical aspect of the term ‘Cush’ in Israel’s new slogan has not only been retained but redefined to give contemporary projects symbolic depth. ‘Cush’ is invoked not merely as a territory but as a name with historical and symbolic weight to legitimize the internal discourse of the occupying regime, demonstrating that this expansion is not a temporary policy but a historical continuation. It is noteworthy that, according to the Christian Bible, human migration to other parts of the world began from the city of Babel in the land of Shinar, now known as Iraq. The descendants of ‘Japheth’ migrated to the continents of Europe and Asia, while the descendants of ‘Ham’ headed to Africa.One of Ham’s sons was named ‘Cush,’ and it is noteworthy that the descendants of Cush were divided into two groups: one remained in the region of Babel (the land between the rivers) and the other migrated to Ethiopia (a land south of Egypt). One of Cush’s sons was a notable figure named ‘Nimrod,’ who became famous for his power. Furthermore, researchers have noted that some of Cush’s descendants migrated to the area now known as India and settled alongside the ‘Ganges River,’ and over time, some of them moved to Malaysia. Today, a significant portion of Malaysia’s population is of Indian descent, with some Indian communities in Malaysia also relocating to Australia, forming the indigenous population of that land.Netanyahu and the Shift in Thinking Framework It is important to note that the leaders of the Israeli regime through the expansion of their expansionist plans are not only seeking to increase the geographical and regional area under their occupation but are also aiming for a fundamental transformation in the level of ‘order based on international laws’ from competition over borders to competition over flows from military geography to a transcontinental network geography.
In the slogan ‘From India to Cush’ the difference lies not in the geographical distance but in the nature of controlling global power networks from borders that are seized to networks of resources that are managed from the biblical geography that is reclaimed to the strategic geography that is redefined at the heart of the new global order.
