US EditionFrance warns mayors against flying Palestinian flags ahead of statehood recognition
- France's interior ministry ordered prefects to block mayors from flying Palestinian flags on public buildings on September 22, 2025.
- The order came ahead of France's planned formal recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly amid a political row over flag displays.
- Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure urged mayors to hoist the Palestinian flag, while the Interior Ministry maintained that such displays violate the requirement for public institutions to remain neutral and represent taking a stance in the international conflict.
- An official telegram said it is "appropriate to ask mayors to cease" displaying flags and to refer refusals to administrative courts, with Faure stating, "The courts will decide if necessary."
- This conflict suggests tensions between symbolic local actions and national neutrality rules as France prepares its recognition, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized Macron's approach as "appeasement.
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The French Interior Ministry has ordered prefects to ban the flying of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings next week, when Paris officially recognizes the state of Palestine.
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The Ministry of the Interior has asked the Prefects to oppose the laying of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings on Monday, the day of recognition by France of a State of Palestine. But legal uncertainty persists.
French Interior Minister Retailleau Bans Palestinian Flags on Town Halls - teleSUR English
If mayors attempt to defy the rule, authorities will turn to administrative courts to force the removal of the Palestinian flag. On Friday, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau warned municipalities that it is prohibited to fly the Palestinian flag from their balconies next Monday, when President Emmanuel Macron is set to recognize the Palestinian state. RELATED: Palestinian President Abbas To Address the UN Assembly via Video If some mayors attem…
France’s Interior Ministry urges prefects to block Palestinian flag displays on town halls on Sept. 22
Move comes after Socialist Party leader Faure urged municipalities to hoist Palestinian flag on Sept. 22, when President Macron is scheduled to co-chair UN conference on 2-state solution with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - Anadolu Ajansı
France warns mayors against flying Palestinian flags ahead of statehood recognition
As France prepares to recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly next week, the French interior ministry on Friday ordered prefects to oppose the display of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings to protect "the principle of neutrality". Several opposition politicians from the left have denounced the order.
France warns mayors against flying Palestinian flag next week when state recognized
PARIS -- France's interior ministry has ordered prefects to oppose the display of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings next week when Paris is set to formally recognize the Palestinian state.
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