from the river to the sea

• from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

Calque of Arabic مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ‎ (mina n-nahri ʔilā l-baḥri, “from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea”), popularised by the Palestine Liberation Organization; referring to the geography of Palestine.

from the river to the sea

1. (politics) A slogan expressing support for Palestinian self-determination.
   • 2023 November 5, Ilan Pappe, “Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza”, in Al-Jazeera‎, archived from the original on 5 November 2023:

     The way out [of this cycle of violence] remains the same: a change of regime in Israel that brings equal rights for everyone from the river to the sea[.]

• This term is generally said with "Palestine will be free" either before or after it, although uses on its own are attested.
• This term has also been criticized by pro-Israel people for implying that the state of Israel should not exist, and thus the Jewish people's right to self-determination. Pro-Palestine people say that it is a call for Palestine's right to self-determination and freedom from Israel, and has nothing to do with Jewish people.