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'Free Palestine' is a call for terrorism, not a cry for justice.

JL;DR SUMMARY Samuel J. Hyde argues that the phrase "Free Palestine," often seen as a call for justice, has become a veiled endorsement of terrorism against Jews. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasIsraeli Palestinian ConflictTerrorismJewish StatePalestinian AuthorityProtestsFree PalestineAnti ZionismArab NationalismIdeological Laundering

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"to be spilled, from the blown-up buses of the Second Intifada in Jerusalem to the rockets fired at Tel Aviv; from the massacred"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"to be spilled, from the blown-up buses of the Second Intifada in Jerusalem to the rockets fired at Tel Aviv; from the massacred"
Southern District, Israel
"Let us not forget: When Jordan controlled the West Bank and Egypt ruled Gaza, there were no calls none to free Palestine."
Cairo, Egypt
"There were no protests against Arab rule. No chants in Cairo."
Amman, Jordan
"There were no protests against Arab rule. No chants in Cairo. No demonstrations in Amman."
Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"It didnt matter that they couldnt point to Ramallah on a map. What mattered was the image of revolution."
Paris, France
"It now echoes in the streets of Paris, the lecture halls of Cambridge, and the protests of New York. But "
Ferguson, Missouri, United States
"I remember hearing the chant in English for the first time in South Africa, back in 2011. University students screamed the slogan (and others) like From Ferguson to Palestine."
South Africa
"I remember hearing the chant in English for the first time in South Africa, back in 2011. University students screamed the slogan"
Washington DC, United States
"Free from Westerners shooting Jews in the streets of Washington, D.C. while evoking its name?"
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
"It now echoes in the streets of Paris, the lecture halls of Cambridge, and the protests of New York."
New York, United States
"It now echoes in the streets of Paris, the lecture halls of Cambridge, and the protests of New York."

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