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Comment by kamikazeturtles

2 years ago

"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" isn't a genocidal slogan. If you ask anyone who chants it, none of them would say its about genocide, that's ridiculous.

I bring up how it's used by Israelis because you hear the news constantly disparage protests for chanting the phrase while Palestinians in Gaza are being butchered by airstrikes. Just another way to fill the airtime when there's nothing to talk about that's Pro-Israel.

Maybe the protesters should change it to "From the sea to the river, Palestine will be free". Maybe that'll appease people. Or maybe they'll find a way to accuse that of also being genocidal.

It's all just a charade. In the end, it's the Palestinians that will suffer

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hotdogscout  2 years ago

>"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" isn't a genocidal slogan.

It is. Austria and Germany criminalize it because it is genocidal.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_river_to_the_sea

>If you ask anyone who chants it, none of them would say its about genocide, that's ridiculous

This isn't how you find out if someone is supporting genocide. Far right Israelis also claim "From river to sea" is not about genocide. Both the far right Israelis and Palestine supporters chanting "From river to sea" are supporting genocide.

  • kamikazeturtles  2 years ago

    We can argue about nonsense like this for hours but in the end a real genocide is taking place in Gaza.

    No amount of trying to criminalize pro-Palestine slogans and banning protests is going to end the Palestinian cause for a free Palestine.