Rashid Khalidi, a preeminent historian of Palestine, published an article in The Nation in November 2023 entitled “It’s time to confront Israel’s version of ‘From the River to the Sea’” While pro-Israel voices in the US have been calling the phrase ‘hateful’ when coming from the mouths of pro-Palestinian, Khalidi reminds us that the phrase actually goes back to the Likud Party Platform from 1977.
“Far from being a mere slogan, the phrase captures both the longtime ambitions of the Israeli right and the reality Israel has imposed on Palestine since 1967.”