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The Real Meaning of 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free'
It is impossible to imagine that anti-Israel activists have no idea that this slogan is a common call to arms for those who want to destroy Israel.
Written before the massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas on October 7. May 11, 2023 - Anti-Israel students on university campuses in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe often chant the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” This slogan, which basically means Israel has no right to exist on the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea—in other words, at all—has long been endorsed by Islamist groups that openly call for eliminating Israel.
The same call has been repeated at:
• A recent meeting of the University of Sydney Student Council, where Jewish students were obstructed from speaking or displaying Israeli flags on Israel’s Independence Day by fellow council members.
• A rally on April 8, called “Hands Off Al-Aqsa [Mosque],” held by several pro-Palestinian organizations in New York City. At the rally, speakers praised the Palestinian “resistance” and its “martyrs,” and repeated the same chant.
• An event hosted earlier this year by Jewish groups at University College London, where dozens of anti-Israel activists chanted, “Free Palestine from the river to the sea.” One speaker at the anti-Israel gathering stated explicitly: “We should be calling upon the Arab and Muslim armies to liberate Palestine.”
Late last year, the Jewish community at Northwestern University in Chicago was shocked to see that printed copies of an op-ed piece about Jewish pride were turned into a big sign painted with the words “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
It is impossible to imagine that anti-Israel activists have no idea that this slogan is a common call to arms for those who want to destroy Israel.
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