~They grew because they were attacked. And we’re basically only talking about the West Bank and the Golan Heights being added to Israel and even then only for defensive purposes. The addition of the West Bank made it harder to cut Israel in half and the addition of the Golan Heights made it impossible for the Syrians to shell Israel from high ground. These are hardly the actions of an expansionist nation.~
As another example Russia allegedly occupied parts of Ukraine and Georgia for the same reasons.
Are these actions of expansionist nation or not?
...”Russia allegedly occupied parts of Ukraine and Georgia for the same reasons....Are these actions of an expansionist nation”....
No...There was never any way that this Nato/EU/US drive to expand into the original cradle of Russian identity was not going to provoke Moscow to react,..they knew it would come to that....and with the prospect that Russia’s warm-water ports might soon be taken over by Nato and in play.... this entire thing happened without surprise to the EU/US .....when in fact what set this crisis in motion were the reckless moves to absorb Ukraine into the EU.