“from the river to the sea, palestine will be free” means that the Palestinians will be free from military occupation. This is a primarily a call for liberation and resistance against oppression.
Interesting perspective. Actually, neither you nor I know what the phrase "means" because it means different things to different people. In fact, the only evidence on what people mean by it that I've seen was reported in an editorial -- and they are all over the map (quite literally, because most couldn't identify which river or which sea). Some think it is a call for a 2 state solution. Go here for more: https://twitter.com/PsychRabble/status/1736519202922496398
From the article: "In all, after learning a few basic facts about the Middle East, 67.8% of students went from supporting the mantra to rejecting it. These students had never seen a map of the Mideast, and knew little of the region's geography, history or demography. Those who hope to encourage extremism depend on the political ignorance of their audience."
“from the river to the sea, palestine will be free” means that the Palestinians will be free from military occupation. This is a primarily a call for liberation and resistance against oppression.
Well, anything can be whatever you want. But the original meaning was the disappearance of all of Israel by force.
If I sing in the streets a KKK song, I don't think it will be a defense to argue that I meant it in a non-racist way.
Interesting perspective. Actually, neither you nor I know what the phrase "means" because it means different things to different people. In fact, the only evidence on what people mean by it that I've seen was reported in an editorial -- and they are all over the map (quite literally, because most couldn't identify which river or which sea). Some think it is a call for a 2 state solution. Go here for more: https://twitter.com/PsychRabble/status/1736519202922496398
From the article: "In all, after learning a few basic facts about the Middle East, 67.8% of students went from supporting the mantra to rejecting it. These students had never seen a map of the Mideast, and knew little of the region's geography, history or demography. Those who hope to encourage extremism depend on the political ignorance of their audience."