" From the river to the sea " (Arabic: من النهر إلى البحر, romanized: min an-nahr ʾilā l-baḥr; Palestinian Arabic: من المية للمية, romanized: min il-ṃayye la-l-ṃayye, lit. 'from the water to the water') [1][2] is a political slogan that refers to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea – an area historically known as Palestin...

Nov 11, 2023 · But a phrase about the space in between, “from the river to the sea,” has become a battle cry with new power to roil Jews and pro-Palestinian activists in the aftermath of Hamas’ deadly rampage across southern Israel Oct. 7 and Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Nov 24, 2023 · On US college campuses, on social media, and even in the halls of Congress, the 10-word slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is either a joyous call for Palestinian...

Nov 2, 2023 · A slogan calling for freedom from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea has drawn scrutiny after pro-Palestinian demonstrators across the Western world were met with attempts to curtail its...

Mar 27, 2024 · It is often maintained that the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ expresses a genocidal and antisemitic intention. But this is generally not the case. On the contrary, the slogan has historically been used to articulate a wide variety of political strategies for Palestinian liberation.

Jun 25, 2021 · “From the river to the sea” is a rejoinder to the fragmentation of Palestinian land and people by Israeli occupation and discrimination. Palestinians have been divided in a myriad of ways by Israeli policy. There are Palestinian refugees denied repatriation because of discriminatory Israeli laws.

Nov 9, 2023 · It's a geographical nod to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the protracted tensions between Palestinians and Israeli Jews who live there. But what does it...

Nov 24, 2023 · People are filing to trademark the phrase ‘From the river to the sea.’. Will that make it any less common? If the goal of such applications is to curtail anti-Israel sentiments, they’re...

Sep 4, 2024 · Meta’s Oversight Board has found that the phrase “From the River to the Sea,” used to express Palestinian support, did not break the company’s hate speech policies. Critics of the phrase, which...

Oct 27, 2023 · One demonstrator is holding a sign that reads "From the river to the sea." The slogan is seen by some Jewish organizations as antisemitic while Palestinian rights activists say it's a call...