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Eejit in reply to @hoefla

‘From the river to the sea’ is not Hamas’ slogan. It’s an old PLO slogan and is around 60 years old. It’s not a call for the obliteration of Israel and the line that this is some kind of hugely antisemitic slogan is horseshit.

https://decolonizepalestine.com/myth/from-the-river-to-the-sea-is-a-call-to-genocide/

Projecting genocidal intent onto even the mildest calls for justice for Palestinians

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Acliff in reply to @Eejit

Remind me, what was PLO’s objectives 60 years ago?

I recall that it included: complete elimination of Israeli sovereignty in Palestine and the destruction of the State of Israel

I know it has changed since 1993, with aims to be accepted in international politics, so ‘From the river to the sea’ may have been used less by PLO and more by those who have more extreme views.

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Eejit in reply to @Acliff

Specifically I think it called for “"one democratic secular state that would supersede the ethno-religious state of Israel."

Which, tbh, sounds like the only remaining viable solution to this horrific mess.

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