When Palestinians and others chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” they are essentially calling for a genocide against the Israeli population. After all, the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea constitutes most of the state of Israel.

Republicans in the U.S. often and rightly condemn this and similar hatred against Israelis. They rightly scrutinize aid that promotes the incitement of Palestinian children against Jews, for example. Still, Republicans must also be willing to condemn ethnic hatred from Israeli officials when it occurs.