Senator Wins Support to Condemn Pro-Palestinian Slogan ‘From the River to the Sea’

The phrase was used by a Labor Senator, however, she was not present for the vote in the Senate.

Protesters hold placards during a pro Palestine demonstration, in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 7, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham has won support for a motion in the Senate condemning the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

The motion (pdf), introduced by Mr. Birmingham to the Senate on May 16, noted the slogan opposes Israel’s right to exist.