Welcome to the internet the last couple months. Where any statement that isn't overwhelmingly pro-Israel is "antisemitic" but somehow justifying genocide against Palestinians is ok
"From the river to the sea" is a phrase that was used in the 1977 election manifesto by the Israeli ruling Likud party. The manifesto stated that "there will only be Israeli sovereignty between the Sea and the Jordan"
It's an Israeli slogan by the Netanyahu's party
People don't need to chant for Palestinian genocide when it's already being carried out and based on recent polling, the Israeli public is fully in support of it and think there should be even more intense bombing
"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
>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.
Hard to keep up when you change subjects whenever you can't defend your claims, but ok, let's talk about the genocide claim.
What's happening in Gaza is not a genocide under ICRC definitions. The death toll in Gaza is significantly lower than other conflicts in the middle east, eg. Syria.
What a specious argument; “genocide” doesn’t have a threshold on the number of deaths required. And Syria was a completely different situation (though an unspeakable crime at atrocious proportions).
