A common slogan in the Palestinian freedom movement is "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Some people call this a call for genocide.
Is the phrase "From the River to the Sea" a call to genocide? Please vote.
Is the phrase "From the River to the Sea" a call to genocide? Please vote.
But he also invoked geographical language that has become a point of bitter contention as Israel’s continued military bombardment of Gaza continues in response to the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, saying that “in the future, the state of Israel has to control the entire area from the river to the sea,” according to an English translation of the speech from Israeli news channel i24News.
According to another translation, Netanyahu said that Israel “must have security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River” — which effectively means the same thing.
Netanyahu Says 'From the River to the Sea,' a Phrase Zionists Claim is Genocidal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must control area 'from the river to the sea,' invoking pro-Palestine slogan Zionists call genocidal.
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