“It’s a flag that represents its people, it’s a flag that represents a nation, the heritage of the people, their traditions, their culture and it doesn’t represent a terrorist group.”
That sounds compelling until one remembers that this is an artificial nation and people with no distinctive traditions or culture of its own, created solely as a weapon to be used against Israel.
“Palestinian flag to fly over North Andover Town Common after Select Board approves application,” WHDH, November 13, 2023:
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) – Dozens of people crowded into North Andover High School on Monday to voice their opinions during a lively Select Board meeting where a proposal to fly the Palestinian flag above Town Common was ultimately approved.
The request to fly the flag on the Town Common flag pole was approved after about an hour of public comment, during which those gathered spoke both in favor of and against flying the flag amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“It’s a big deal for us to see the Palestinian flag that many of us think represents the attempted genocide of the Jewish people,” said Rabbi Iden Irelander. “It basically represents Hamas, since they are the elected ruling party in Gaza.”
One supporter said, “It’s a flag that represents its people, it’s a flag that represents a nation, the heritage of the people, their traditions, their culture and it doesn’t represent a terrorist group.”
This application came after an Israeli flag had flown on the Common for about a month following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas….
pfwag says
Might as well put up the Nazi flag too.
Wellington says
Agreed.
T says
I am waiting for the Israeli flag to be flown.
CogitoErgoSum says
This practice of flying the flags of other nations needs to stop. The U.S. flag and the flag of the particular state in which it is flown should be the only flags flying in any town square in the U.S.
Peacelover says
+
bagsgroove says
Right on !
Kenneth Johnson says
tHIS IN AN “American” town approved by “Americans” God hellp the United States. KEN
Troybeam says
Only the American flag, pow flag, state flag anything else is traitorous.
bagsgroove says
Right on !
Rufolino says
Interesting comments on the enduring importance of flags, lengths of fabric held up in the air. Since time immemorial coloured fabric with a design or symbol (once painted, now printed), held up on a pole, has stirred, inspired, motivated, terrified, and terrorised, humanity, and it’s still happening.
James Lincoln says
The ONLY flags that should be ever flown in a town common is the US flag and the state flag.
OLD GUY says
I’ll sign on to that. It’s an insult to all Veterans and their families to fly anything but an American or state flag in our town squares or on and in our public buildings.
God Bless America