At a weekly protest in northern Israel, the demonstrator said he clarified the flag was not Palestinian, but the officer said, 'You may understand that, but others won't.' A week earlier, police arrested a protester carrying a sign calling for a two-state solution
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At a weekly protest in northern Israel, the demonstrator said he clarified the flag was not Palestinian, but the officer said, 'You may understand that, but others won't.' A week earlier, police arrested a protester carrying a sign calling for a two-state solution
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11:21 AM • April 26 2026 IDT
An Israel Police officer confiscated a Hungarian flag last week from an anti-government protester in northern Israel, claiming it could "provoke" due to its similarity in colors to the Palestinian flag.
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