"I regret that the minister found nothing better to do than to seek to condemn mayors who are doing their duty of solidarity, Faure said. How can we today say that this is a reprehensible act when we do not condemn what is happening in Gaza? he added."
"En ce jour historique, j'etais present ce matin aux cotes du maire @MathieuHanotin et @faureolivier a #SaintDenis pour hisser le drapeau Palestinien au fronton de la mairie.#Palestine #ONU pic.twitter.com/4Nimsz1NGZ Stephane Peu (@stephane1peu) September 22, 2025 [Translation: On this historic day, I was present this morning alongside the mayor @MathieuHanotin and @faureolivier in #SaintDenis to raise the Palestinian flag in front of the town hall.]"
"it is something symbolically important, just as we did some time ago with the Ukrainian flag when we stood wi"
Mayors across France raised Palestinian flags on town halls despite an order from Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau to observe neutrality. France prepared to join other countries in recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly. The Interior Ministry reported 21 town halls had raised the flag, with many more expected. Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure publicly supported the mayors and condemned the ministers stance. Malakoff mayor Jacqueline Belhomme refused a police request to remove the flag and described the removal order as a prefectural coup, likening the gesture to earlier displays of the Ukrainian flag.
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