“Some of my critics say all Sharpton does is show up for publicity, that is exactly what I want, nobody calls me to keep a secret...people call me to tell the world what is being done to us & I’m going to keep telling the world what’s being done until we stop them from doing it!”
My reference to “river to the sea” was not a call to destroy anything or anyone. It was a call for justice, both in Israel and in the West Bank/Gaza. The speech very clearly and specifically said those things. No amount of debate will change what I actually said or what I meant.
I support Palestinian freedom. I support Palestinian self-determination. I am deeply critical of Israeli policy and practice.
I do not support anti-Semitism, killing Jewish people, or any of the other things attributed to my speech. I have spent my life fighting these things.