(NL Times) A slim majority of parliamentarians voted on Tuesday in favor of a motion calling for the Cabinet to criminalize the statement, “From the River to the Sea.” The measure passed 74-73 during a roll call vote in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch Parliament.
The statement is an abbreviated version of “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” The slogan is perceived by some as a call for peace and equality for Palestinians and Israelis in a single state, regardless of religion. It is also considered by others as a rallying cry for the end of the State of Israel, which lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
