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An 18-year-old woman in Queensland faces two years in jail for wearing a shirt that says "from the river to the sea." (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44131480

More info on the Queensland laws: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/queensland-pro-palestinian-phrase-ban-river-to-sea-laws-ntwnfb

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[–] 87 points 6 months ago (10 children)

That slogan is used by both Israelis and Palestinians.

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  • [–] 40 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Palestinians say "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free", which means free from occupation and free for all who live on it.

    Zionists want you to believe that it's an antiemetic slogan, their actually genocidal version is pushing for Jewish only occupation from the river to the sea.

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  • [–] 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    It's a slogan that is coopted by Israelis. It "belongs" to Palestinians.

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  • [+] -33 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    And it's fucked up either way as it implies genocide.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The second part is about freedom, not everyone who uses it (like i guess the girl in handcuffs) means to say this freedom equals getting rid of the other group entirely. Personally i wouldn't use it because i feel it got tainted and you can't predict how someone will interpret it. But it doesn't have to imply genocide and can be used as a synonym to saying Free Palestine. Remember Israel banned the Palestine flag and symbols etc, there was a real need for these kinds of synonyms. That being said, it is definitely also being used to call for genocide.

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