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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

‘From the river to the sea’: where does the slogan come from and what does it mean?

People march with Palestinian flags and placards
A march in London at the weekend organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Andy McDonald, an MP now suspended from the Labour party, spoke at the protest. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images

“We won’t rest until we have justice, until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea can live in peaceful liberty,” said Andy McDonald, a Labour MP, at a protest in London organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at the weekend.

Three days later, McDonald was suspended from the party pending an investigation, leaving the former shadow cabinet minister sitting as an independent for now.

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