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Earlier this week, a Labour MP in the UK was suspended after he used a particular phrase that is igniting controversy: "From the River to the Sea".
It's been heard at protest marches but also during political discourse as the Israel/Hamas War continues.
But its history and meaning has been exploited on a number of sides. Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the UCD Clinton Institute, explained its history and why it's become controversial.
By Newstalk4.6
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Earlier this week, a Labour MP in the UK was suspended after he used a particular phrase that is igniting controversy: "From the River to the Sea".
It's been heard at protest marches but also during political discourse as the Israel/Hamas War continues.
But its history and meaning has been exploited on a number of sides. Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the UCD Clinton Institute, explained its history and why it's become controversial.

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