Arabic translation:
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The Palestinians have the right to return to Palestine
EXCERPT
Rallying Resistance: Voices to Visuals
From the River to the Sea
12.19.23
Text by: Haytham Nawar
From the water to the water. From the river to the sea. The slogan “from the river to the sea” is just the first part of the protest chant: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” These words refer to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, which includes the current state of Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
Despite being wrongfully taken out of context by Zionists and their supporters as a call for the ethnic cleansing of Jews, “from the river to the sea” is a plea for peace—not violence. It is an “aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence,” Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American serving in the United States Congress, explained in a public statement.
[Editor’s note: In the United States where MOLD is published, Rep. Tlaib was censured for using the phrase in November.]
In truth, the chant represents a 75-year hope for Palestinian freedom, unity, and dignity. The ongoing misinterpretations often stem from racist and Islamophobic assumptions.
Source:
https://thisismold.com/visual/from-the-river-to-the-sea-visual-history