The poster was a map labeled “Historic Palestine.” “The person who designed the sign did it specifically to ensure that it was nonpolitical, non-confrontational,” the co-founder said.

In the first grade, when asked to point out where I am from on a map, my teacher told me that Palestine does not exist. It was a painful reminder of the continued erasure of my people.

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Not all “Free Palestine” chanters understand it as a call to violence. Yet the phrase’s lack of specificity is a big part of its utility.

Twice in a recent two-week period, two men were arrested for terrorist attacks while invoking “Free Palestine.” For them, the phrase served as a rallying cry sanctioning violence.

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Facebook A version of this article appears in print on May 15, 2024, Section A, Page 23 of the New York edition with the headline: What a ‘Free Palestine’ Actually Means.