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Israel's Ben-Gvir tells police to remove Palestinian flags from public space

FILE PHOTO: A man walks with a Palestinian flag, as Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during a protest against what organizers say are Israel's measures of keeping bodies of dead prisoners, near Qalandia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo

Israel's new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Sunday that he instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces.

Israeli law does not outlaw Palestinian flags but police and soldiers have the right to remove them in cases where they deem there is a threat to public order.

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