Slogans are never just statements etched in stone and “From the River to the Sea” is no exception. Its history, use, and the controversy it generates, reflects the liberatory aspirations, and backlash against, the movement for Palestinian freedom.
Too often Palestinians are forced to prove their humanity but last Saturday the atmosphere among the 800,000 people marching in London for a ceasefire and a free Palestine felt something almost like hope.
Benjamin Netanyahu is using Joe Biden to drag the U.S. into a larger conflict with Iran, which will ultimately cost Biden his presidency.
March for Israel organizers claim to march against antisemitism but are embracing some of the most influential antisemitic Christian figures due to their support for Israel.
“Humanitarian pauses” are being used as a pretext for ethnic cleansing, while previous Gaza ceasefires have allowed Israel to intensify the blockade to an unbearable degree, but just short of violating a ceasefire.
“From the River to the Sea” is not merely a slogan—it is an undying promise and demand for national liberation. Attempts to vilify it are only meant to undermine the movement against Zionism and silence calls for Palestinian freedom.
Similar to attacks on LGBTQ books and works of “Critical Race Theory,” the pro-Israel crusade to suppress Palestinian voices is a systematic campaign of political targeting.
For Palestinians in Gaza, the most urgent daily task is the search for water. “Obtaining water has become like prospecting for gold,” explains H., a writer with We Are Not Numbers, “and whoever finds drinkable water is considered wealthy.”
Israel’s massacres against civilians in its past military engagements have never pushed the U.S. to pressure Israel into a ceasefire. Only when Israel has suffered a military defeat has the U.S. called for a cessation of hostilities.
Gaza has proven that the United States’ blind support of Israel is incompatible with its broader foreign policy agenda.