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An Israeli police officer snatches a Palestinian flag from +972 writer Orly Noy during a demonstration in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 8, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)

WATCH: Israeli police snatch Palestinian flags from protesters in Jerusalem

If the Palestinian flag is legal, why do Israeli police view it as such a threat? In East Jerusalem, the city Palestinians claim as the capital of their future state, waving the Palestinian national flag is becoming verboten. Over the past year, activists have noticed an increase in police attempts to confiscate the flags during demonstrations across the city.…

By Edo Konrad February 24, 2019

A Palestinian citizen of Israel waves a Palestinian flag during a protest against the Jewish Nation-State Law, central Tel Aviv, August 12, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Why Arab citizens waved Palestinian flags in central Tel Aviv

Because two peoples live here, side by side, and the Israeli government is doing its best to erase the rights and history of only one of them. Tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis protested and marched against the Jewish Nation-State Law Saturday night, demanding full civil equality for all residents of this land. It was a…

By Haggai Matar August 12, 2018

Palestinian youths hold up a large Palestinian flag. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Dear Jewish community, let’s stop being scared of the Palestinian flag

Parts of the Jewish community are up in arms over a harmless goodwill gesture to visiting Palestinian kids at a Jewish summer camp. My dear fellow Jews, is this really us? Are we really this scared? By Rob Abrams Camp Solomon Schecter, a Jewish summer camp affiliated with the Conservative Movement in Washington State decided…

By +972 Magazine August 2, 2017

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A Palestinian citizen of Israel waves a Palestinian flag during a protest against the police killing of Khir Hamdan in Umm al-Fahm. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The day I throw out my Palestinian flag

The Palestinian flag is our symbol of resistance to occupation and land theft. Only once we remedy the injustices of the past will we be able to stop waving it. Last week the joint Arab-Jewish party Hadash and Zionist leftist party Meretz held a joint protest in Tel Aviv against the appointment of Defense Minister…

By Rami Younis June 1, 2016