> "From the river to the sea, palestine will be free" implies a desire to see freedom not genocide. To read it literally (and choose one of many possible liter

> "From the river to the sea, palestine will be free" implies a desire to see freedom not genocide. To read it literally (and choose one of many possible literal interpretations), doesn't work in this situation, if it ever works. It's not a statement someone just now made up on the spot in an isolated context; it's a slogan in an extremely politicized situation, with many years of history and meaning upon it.