"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is a phrase that has been used since the 1960s and is interpreted differently by different people. For some, it is intended as a call for Palestinians to receive the same freedoms in their Middle East region as Israelis. For others, such as the American Jewish Committee, it is antisemitic due to a perception that it calls for the eradication of Israel. Hamas, the group that killed around 1,200 people in terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, has also repeatedly used the phrase.