| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm sure we all condemn anti-semitism in all it's forms right? | |
| Posted by: | David Ainsworth | |
| Date/Time: | 20/05/26 08:04:00 |
| But Palestine has been "wiped off the map". Despite the Palestinians being the vast majority population when Britain took over responsibility for her. ----------------------------------- "Israeli political figures and parties—particularly on the right wing—have historically used variations of "from the river to the sea" phrases to express the idea of exclusive Israeli sovereignty over the entire territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Key details regarding Israeli usage include:Likud Party Platform: The 1977 election manifesto of the right-wing Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, stated: "between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty". Recent Usage: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other politicians have used similar language in the 2020s, such as referring to the area "west of the Jordan river" in 2024 to describe security control over the entire area. Ideological Origins: The phrase aligns with the concept of "Greater Israel" (Eretz Yisrael Hashlema), which was also supported by Revisionist Zionist leader Vladimir Jabotinsky, who spoke of "the Jordan has two banks". Constitutional Expression: The 2018 Nation-State Law is seen by critics as a legal enshrinement of this view, establishing the right of national self-determination in Israel as unique to the Jewish people across the entire land. While the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is a common Palestinian rallying cry, the Israeli version, often phrased as "between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty," serves a similar function of declaring the entire area as their own, often disregarding a two-state solution." |