(Expats.cz) A host of Czech officials have determined that the use of the pro-Palestine slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” might constitute a criminal offense in specific circumstances. The Czech Interior Ministry, police, top state prosecutor’s office, and Prague City Hall officials all agreed on this fact.
Czech Interior Ministry spokeswoman Klára Dlubalová said that using the slogan could lead to charges of supporting and promoting terrorism, inciting hatred against a particular group of people, or denying, questioning, approving, or justifying genocide.
The saying dates back to the 1960s and originates from the Palestine Liberation Organization’s attempts to make Palestine fully independent. Since then, commentators say that various nationalist and terrorist groups have used the saying as a means to call for the destruction of Israel.
