The culture war over the Gaza war
The conflict is raging on streets and screens in the West
The imagery is enticing, the rhythm and rhyme are propulsive. “From the river to the sea,” runs the popular slogan, “Palestine will be free!” In recent days that couplet has resounded in squares from Toronto to Berlin. Wearing chequered keffiyeh scarves, Californian pupils declaimed it as they swept down school corridors. Activists projected the words onto a wall of a university in Washington, DC.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “The culture war over the Gaza war”
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