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An 18-year-old woman in Queensland faces two years in jail for wearing a shirt that says "from the river to the sea." (lemmy.world)

submitted 12 hours ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44131480

More info on the Queensland laws: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/queensland-pro-palestinian-phrase-ban-river-to-sea-laws-ntwnfb

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[–] huppakee@piefed.social 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing, here is a bit of info for people who don't want to leave lemmy/piefed.

“It’s important to remember this chant is in English and it doesn’t rhyme in Arabic, it is used in demonstrations in Western countries,” he [Nimer Sultany, a lecturer in law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London] said. “The controversy has been fabricated to prevent solidarity in the West with the Palestinians.”

Pro-Israel observers, however, argue the slogan has a chilling effect. “To Jewish Israelis what this phrase says is that between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, there will be one entity, it will be called Palestine – there will be no Jewish state – and the status of Jews in whatever entity arises will be very unclear,” Yehudah Mirsky, a Jerusalem-based rabbi and professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

There should be no states based on ethnicity, which definitelly means no Jewish State, no White state, no Black state, no Muslim state and so on.

States having ethnic majorities, sure, state constitutionally giving more rights to those of specific ethnic groups than to others, that's just Racism baked into the very Foundation of the State.

Those "Pro-Israel observers" are essentially saying that the idea that there would be no Fundationally Racist state that benefits them is unpleasant for them - that's very much an open admission that they're Racists.

Those who can't understand how all this is a problem, just read that quote of what they said but replacing the words "Jews" and "Jewish" with "White".