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And that is a free Palestine, from the river to the sea." [56] The ADL accused Hill of using the phrase "from the river to the sea" as code for the destruction of Israel. [55] Hill apologized, but later tweeted "You say 'River to the Sea' is "universally" understood to mean the destruction of the Jewish State? On what basis do you make this claim?
The slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is often heard in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. It symbolizes Palestinian nationalist aspirations, covering the geographical span from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, an area encompassing Israel and the Palestinian territories. [7]
A slightly more detailed definition is given in Exodus 23:31, which describes the borders as "from the sea of reeds (Red Sea) to the Sea of the Philistines (Mediterranean sea) and from the desert to the Euphrates River", although the Hebrew text of the Bible uses the name, "the River", to refer to the Euphrates.
People, including one holding up a sign that reads: "From the River to the Sea", chant slogans under Palestinian flags during a "Freedom for Palestine" protest that drew thousands of participants ...
The phrase “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” is not, as Maha Nassar would have us believe, “an aspirational call for freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence.” Far ...
This is a list of rivers of Israel.This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Nahal (Hebrew, wiktionary:נחל) and Wadi (Arabic) commonly translate to Stream, more seldom River.
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Location map showing Israel and its neighboring countries. Greater Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל השלמה, Eretz Yisrael Hashlema) is an expression with several different biblical and political meanings over time. It is often used, in an irredentist fashion, to refer to the historic or desired borders of Israel.