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California woman sues after DMV yanks ‘antisemitic’ vanity plate — claims pro-Palestine views were silenced

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Wu, T. (2026, October 28). California woman sues after DMV yanks ‘antisemitic’ vanity plate — claims pro-Palestine views were silenced. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/california-woman-sues-after-dmv-denies-antisemitic-license-plate/

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Iasmine Abdennabi filed a lawsuit against the California DMV for violating her First Amendment rights by recalling her vanity license plate featuring the letters "RVRTSEA," which references the phrase "From the river to the sea." The plate was originally issued in May 2024 but recalled in October 2025 following complaints from other drivers. Abdennabi intended the plate to support human rights for all people living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, while the DMV deemed it potentially antisemitic and offensive based on its guidelines. The lawsuit claims that the DMV's action silenced her pro-Palestine views in violation of free speech protections.

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Iasmine Abdennabi, a California woman, has sued the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) after they recalled her vanity license plate featuring the letters "RVRTSEA," which stands for the phrase "From the river to the sea." This slogan refers to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Abdennabi received the plates in May 2024 but they were recalled in October 2025 following complaints from other drivers who felt the plate supported terrorism. The lawsuit claims that the DMV violated her First Amendment rights by recalling the plate after she initially obtained it in December 2023, just two months after a deadly Hamas attack on Israel. Jewish groups view the phrase as antisemitic, while pro-Palestinian activists see it as a call for freedom from oppression.

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Jewish groups have criticized it as antisemitic for implying the elimination of Israel.

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Iasmine Abdennabi accused the DMV of violating her First Amendment rights after the department recalled her vanity plate featuring the letters “RVRTSEA,” a reference to the phrase “From the river to the sea.” asserted

department → accuse → sea

The saying refers to the geographic area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, which includes Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. asserted

which → refer → Israel

Pro-Palestine activists say the slogan is simply a call for freedom from oppression, while Jewish groups have criticized it as antisemitic for implying the elimination of Israel. asserted

groups → say → Israel

According to the lawsuit, Abdennabi applied for the plate in December 2023, just two months after the deadly Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Israeli-Gaza conflict. uncertain

that → accord → conflict

The vanity plate was meant to express support for human rights “for all persons living between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea,” she said in the suit. asserted

she → mean → suit

Abdennabi ultimately received the plates in May 2024, but she alleged that they were recalled in October 2025 after multiple drivers in cars behind her vehicle filed complaints to the DMV. uncertain

drivers → receive → DMV

“I was shocked that (the DMV) would have issued this,” one complainant wrote, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. uncertain

complainant → shock → Chronicle

“It supports terrorism and encourages violence.” asserted

It → support → violence

The DMV appeared to agree that the phrase could be “interpreted as racially or ethnically degrading and negative,” records showed. uncertain

records → appear → ?

An administrative law judge ruled in favor of the recall, prompting Abdennabi to turn to federal court for a ruling on First Amendment grounds. asserted

judge → rule → grounds

Her attorney Michael Millen told the outlet that she has a high chance of succeeding, pointing to similar past cases. asserted

she → tell → cases

The controversial plates are still on her vehicle as of now, he said. asserted

he → say → vehicle

Abdennabi, an in-house corporate lawyer and the founder of a wellness brand, seems to have publicly expressed pro-Palestine views in the past. asserted

Abdennabi → seem → past

Her name appears on an open letter by Law For Palestine calling for the Israel to be unseated from the United Nations General Assembly. asserted

Israel → appear → Assembly

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has rejected thousands of custom vanity plate applications due to duplication, obscenity, sexual references, and policy violations. asserted

Department → reject → duplication

According to the DMV’s manual, the “DMV must refuse any personalized license plate configuration that may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency, or which would be misleading, based on” multple criteria, including requests that “has a negative connotation to a specific group.” uncertain

that → accord → group

California woman sues after DMV yanks ‘antisemitic’ vanity plate — claims pro-Palestine views were silenced

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