The rallying cry “from the river to the sea” has been criticized as both a call for violence against Israelis and a rejection of any claims of Israel's right to exist.
The rallying cry “from the river to the sea” has been criticized as both a call for violence against Israelis and a rejection of any claims of Israel’s right to exist.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a rally at the National Mall during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington on Oct. 20, 2023. | Jose Luis Magana/APDemocratic lawmakers and officials in Michigan are rebuking remarks made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib that justified an oft-criticized slogan popular among advocates for Palestinian rights.“From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.
“It is disturbing and enraging that Jewish communities in Southfield, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills and beyond are represented by someone who adopts wholesale the call for the State of Israel to be wiped from the map, necessitating the elimination of 8 million Jews,” Rep. Noah Arbit The comments were not Tlaib’s only public pronouncements on the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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