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BIZARRE: French town halls defy government warning to fly palestinian flags | Mind Blowing Facts

Several French town halls hoisted the Palestinian flag (Credit: AFP)

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.

Macron is due to recognise a Palestinian state on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following up on a pledge he made in the summer that angered Israel.

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