“This slogan was created by Hamas and supporters,” said Shadi Khalloul, a Christian who lives near the Lebanon border and was a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces. “This means clearly to wipe out any Jewish existence in the land of Israel and create instead a Palestinian state free of Jews, free of Christians, free of atheists, free of homosexuals.” …

Khalloul lives in Jish, a mixed Christian-Muslim village in northern Israel. Khalloul is a part of the Christian Maronite Aramaic community that believes it descends from Christ’s earliest followers. While some members of Khalloul’s community pray and speak in Aramaic — the language Jesus spoke — they mostly speak Arabic.

Khalloul said this gives him a unique ability to understand the meaning behind the chants from pro-Palestinian protestors.

[Is it really that difficult to understand? “From the river to the sea” *literally* posits a ‘Palestine’ that controls every square inch of the present state of Israel. That’s true in English without even understanding the nuances of Arabic in the origin of that slogan. Christians don’t necessarily always have the best relationships with Israel’s government, too, which makes Khalloul’s testimony even more pointed. Be sure to watch it all, or click over to read Khalloul’s warnings about what Tlaib and other Palestinian annihilations actually want. It’s not a two-state solution, and the slogan makes that clear as day. — Ed]