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Defiant French mayors keep Palestinian flags flying despite court rulings

An employee places the Palestinian flag along side the French Flag, the flag of Lyon, and the European Union flag, over the entrance of the Lyon City Hall, in eastern France, on the day France plans the recognition of a Palestinian State at the United Nations on 22 September 2025. AFP - OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE

Over 50 town halls in France were flying the Palestinian flag Monday in defiance of an interior ministry warning not to do so ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron.

As France prepares to recognise Palestine at the UN, town halls across the country are caught up in a row over whether or not to raise the Palestinian flag in solidarity.

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