[Avodah] Borders of Eretz Yisrael - Rashi

[Dr. Josh Backon]

>A Rashi that has always been bothering me is again "coming up".
>
>On Bamidbar 34:6
>
>The western border: it shall be for you the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and
>the border this shall be your western border.
>
>RASHI-
>
>The western border And what was the western border?
>[It shall be for you] the Great Sea As a boundary. and the border. The
>islands in the sea are also included in the border. These islands are called
>isles in old French. ­ [Gittin 8a]
>
>*********
>
>COULD THIS MEAN THAT CYPRUS MAY BE CONSIDERED ERETZ YISRAEL?
>
>Your thoughts and sources are very welcome and appreciated.


There are a number of tiny "islands" near the 
Achziv coast near Nahariya. [the gemara
in Gittin 7b does mention the northern border as "Keziv" a.k.a. "Achziv"].
And if I'm not mistaken there are some tiny "islands" in the area below Haifa.

But CYLOG (see your local Orthodox geologist!] :-)

KT

Josh