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Nicole Pimentel Soler
Call To Action For Palestine
View EventDate: Oct. 12, 2023
Organizers: Columbia SJP
Location: Columbia University, New York, NY
Activists at the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protest called for Israel's destruction by chanting the Arabic version of "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!," which is "Min el-maiyeh lel mayieh, Falasteen Arabiya [From the Water to the Water, Palestine is Arab!]" They also called to "end the Zionist occupation," another call for Israel's destruction.
“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!” is a chant used [00:02:47] to call for the elimination of the State of Israel. It has also been employed by Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to call for the replacement of Israel with an Islamic state. In April 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the chant as antisemitic.
Activists also repeatedly chanted: "Free, free Palestine!"
“Free Palestine!” is a chant used to call for Israel's destruction, acting as a shorter version of "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!" It was shouted during multiple deadly attacks on pro-Israel activists in 2025 in America. It has been used to vandalize synagogues and other Jewish buildings, and has been described as a "battle cry for the death of Jews.”
The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.
