Calls for Review After Controversial Vanity Plate Spotted in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (June 29, 2026) — A vehicle displaying a New Jersey personalized license plate reading “RVR2SEA” was seen Sunday on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, prompting calls for state officials to review whether the plate complies with New Jersey’s personalized license plate standards.

The sequence has drawn attention because it clearly references the phrase “From the River to the Sea,” a slogan that wishes to wipe Israel and its inhabitants off the face of the earth.

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission states that personalized license plates may not contain offensive or objectionable combinations of letters or numbers. The agency has the authority to deny or revoke vanity plates that are determined to violate its guidelines…

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