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Northwest · M
Variations of this song have been sung by Pre-Israel Jews, and the Orthodox still do.
In the latter's case, it means expelling Arabs from all the river to the sea.
Palestinians are now trying a play on words, by taking the Jewish-origin chant and using it to mean freedom for Arabs from the river to the sea.
You don't need to kill everyone to get that, but you do need to actually grant people freedom. What stands in the way: the Israeli government, and a number of Arab dictatorships.
Those who call it hate speech, claim that those who chant it, don't mean freedom, and instead they want Jews expelled.
Reality is that there are people in the crowd who really mean "freedom" and some who really mean "kill the Jews".
In the latter's case, it means expelling Arabs from all the river to the sea.
Palestinians are now trying a play on words, by taking the Jewish-origin chant and using it to mean freedom for Arabs from the river to the sea.
You don't need to kill everyone to get that, but you do need to actually grant people freedom. What stands in the way: the Israeli government, and a number of Arab dictatorships.
Those who call it hate speech, claim that those who chant it, don't mean freedom, and instead they want Jews expelled.
Reality is that there are people in the crowd who really mean "freedom" and some who really mean "kill the Jews".
