Palestinian flag raised at 52 town halls across France despite ban – Middle East Monitor

As France prepares to formally recognize the state of Palestine on Monday, 52 town halls across the country raised the Palestinian flag in defiance of a government ban, Anadolu reports.

The French Interior Ministry reported that 52 municipalities out of 34,875 had displayed the flag, despite clear instructions to prefects to prevent Palestinian flags from being hoisted on town halls and other public buildings, according to the broadcaster BFM TV.

The towns where…