by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – The Republican-led US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution denouncing the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic, Israel National News (INN) reports.
This slogan has been chanted frequently by anti-Israel protesters, especially following the genocidal massacre of Israeli civilians by the Hamas Palestinian jihadist group on Oct. 7.
The slogan refers to the territory between the Jordan river and the Mediterranean, upon which lies the state of Israel. Jews have interpreted the slogan as the expression of a desire to see them removed from the region altogether.
Introduced by Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Tuesday’s resolution passed in a 377 to 44 vote. Forty-three Democrats and one Republican voted against it, INN said.
Those who opposed it included “Squad” Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, and House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal.
Born in Michigan to Palestinian parents, Rep. Tlaib has been condemned for using the slogan in public, INN notes. Facing backlash, Tlaib said in a statement: “From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.”
However, fellow Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz responded in a message to Tlaib: “This phrase means eradicating Israel and Jews. Period. Dressing it up in a new PR ploy won’t change that.”
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