The issue of the Palestinian flag is a kind of litmus test for the new Netanyahu government, and ultimately should be ruled on by the prime minister himself.
PM Netanyahu earlier accused anti-government demonstrators of incitement, taking issue with the flying of Palestinian flags.
The same number of people also said that flying the Palestinian flag in Israel should be illegal, an ADL survey said.
The flag is not the issue; it is only a symbol. But it is a symbol that represents a story, a history, an identity and an aspiration.
A bill to ban the display of the Palestinian flag at institutions funded by the state was passed later on Wednesday.
A strong, confident country is not spooked or unnerved by someone else’s flag. Israel’s sovereignty is not at risk because of some Palestinian flags.
The comment, by MK Mossi Raz, came after coalition MKs were given unusual permission to vote as they see fit on a law that would prohibit waving a Palestinian flag on university campuses.
I have experienced first-hand the rage of the Israel Police to the site of the Palestinian flag at demonstrations in which I have participated in Sheikh Jarrah.
The ban on flags by Electra is still in place, just not for Israeli flags • Nesya Liberman: "The general ban on flags violates freedom of expression and should never have been instituted"
Linet received harsh criticism from Israeli audiences as a result of this information.
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