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Miriam Burrell

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says 'from the river to the sea' chant is anti-Semitic

A Cabinet minister has said the chant "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is "extremely offensive" and anti-Semitic.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer spoke on Wednesday about the chant, which has been used at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London and around the UK since the Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel's subsequent bombing of Gaza.

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