"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 recognise the Palestinian state. "The principle of neutrality in public service prohibits such displays," the interior ministry said in a telegram, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Friday. Any decisions by mayors to fly the Palestinian flag should be referred to courts, the interior ministry said."
"Israel has been under mounting pressure to wrap up its campaign in Gaza, where the war has created a humanitarian crisis and devastated much of the territory, and to bring home Israeli hostages held there. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Macron of pursuing a policy of "appeasement" of the Hamas militants. Macron said Thursday that recognising a Palestinian state would isolate Hamas. Several other leaders have announced their intent to formally recognise the Palestinian state during the UN summit."
Prefects were ordered to oppose the display of Palestinian flags on town halls and other public buildings next week when Paris formally recognises a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly. The principle of neutrality in public service was cited as prohibiting such displays, and mayors' decisions to fly the Palestinian flag were to be referred to administrative courts in cases of refusal or non-compliance. Several French mayors had announced intentions to display the flag. The warning followed a call by Socialist leader Olivier Faure and coincides with the Jewish Rosh Hashanah holiday. International tensions over the Gaza war and diplomatic reactions to recognition are ongoing.
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