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‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained

JL;DR SUMMARY Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, faced censure from the House of Representatives after using the controversial phrase "From the river to the sea," which many critics, including Jewish watchdog organizations, regard as a call for the destruction of Israel. 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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Places mentioned

Michigan, United States
"Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Capitol, July 20, 2021."
Israel
"the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, which encompasses Israel, the West Bank and Gaza."
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"Israel held control over the entire territory from the 1967 Six-Day War until its withdrawal from Gaza in 2005"
Palestinian Territories
"Israel held control over the entire territory from the 1967 Six-Day War until its withdrawal from Gaza in 2005"
Austria
"Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said the chanting of From the river to the sea would become a criminal offense in that country."
United Kingdom
"Lawmakers in Britain and the Netherlands also said they believed using the phrase in protests should be illegal."
Netherlands
"Lawmakers in Britain and the Netherlands also said they believed using the phrase in protests should be illegal."

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