Palmer Events Center
A Chant Encounter
RECEIVED Tue., Jan. 31, 2023
Dear Editor,
In your most recent issue, you quoted the chant, "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." [“Texan Palestinians Protest Israeli-American Council,” News, Jan. 27] This chant, while (I hope) coming from a place of good intentions, is commonly used in association with terrorist and openly antisemitic groups. I feel this chant deserved a callout explaining such, or at least deserved not to be quoted in an article that seemed to be painting the protestors in a rightfully positive light. I am Jewish and someone who proudly sympathizes with the ongoing fight to end the mistreatment of Palestinians in Israel. However, a line must be drawn between fighting for rights and supporting terrorists who despise the Jewish people, and that chant crosses that line.
In your most recent issue, you quoted the chant, "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." [“Texan Palestinians Protest Israeli-American Council,” News, Jan. 27] This chant, while (I hope) coming from a place of good intentions, is commonly used in association with terrorist and openly antisemitic groups. I feel this chant deserved a callout explaining such, or at least deserved not to be quoted in an article that seemed to be painting the protestors in a rightfully positive light. I am Jewish and someone who proudly sympathizes with the ongoing fight to end the mistreatment of Palestinians in Israel. However, a line must be drawn between fighting for rights and supporting terrorists who despise the Jewish people, and that chant crosses that line.
Andrew Cabrera