Images of protesters brandishing black and white banners during marches across Europe in support of the Palestinian people have been circulating online. Some accounts were quick to point out that these same flags have been brandished by al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Islamic State group. It turns out that this is a religious symbol that has been appropriated by terrorist groups. At the rallies, however, it was largely members of a radical group called Hizb ut-Tahrir that carried this banner.
Many people took to X (formerly Twitter) to share videos of people brandishing black and white banners along with Palestinian flags at recent protests in support of the Palestinian people in London, Copenhagen and in several cities in Germany. These same users said that the banners belonged to terrorist groups like al Qaeda and the Islamic State group.
