[Avodah] Boundaries of Eretz Israel

[Michael Elzufon]

Micha Berger wrote:
> Rashi's old French reference seems to refer to the Greek Islands, not
> just Cyprus. I would think Sicily and even Sardinia and Corsica too.

I am confused. Even Ashkelon and Gaza are doubtful for Shemitta. The
Yerushalmi relates that Rebbi and Pinchas ben Yair removed Shemitta
from Ashkelon. How could Rashi be refering to Islands that far away from
Israel

[[MJE]] You are confusing the general boundaries of Eretz Israel with
the boundaries for the purposes of shmitta.  The latter are limited to
where olei Bavel settled, which did not include areas which are in
principle very much part of Eretz Israel.  Gaza is one of them.