Rhode Island Capital To Hoist Palestinian Flag At City Hall, Citing Diversity

Providence, Rhode Island, officials person accepted a petition to alert the Palestinian emblem Friday astatine City Hall successful nan state's capital.

City officials emphasized that nary American flags are being displaced by nan display, adding location person been respective different flags raised complete nan authorities agency successful nan past.

"Providence City Hall displays galore different flags passim nan twelvemonth to people different occasions and grant nan galore taste and taste backgrounds and traditions that make our metropolis strong," a spokesperson for Providence City Council told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

The spokesperson added nan metropolis has besides flown nan Dominican flag, Irish flag, Armenian emblem and nan Israeli emblem successful caller months.

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"Like those examples, this thought came to america from nan organization arsenic portion of a petition to grant nan important domiciled Palestinian-Americans play successful nan cloth of our beautifully divers city," nan spokesperson said.

Council President Rachel Miller will show nan emblem during Thursday’s metropolis assembly gathering and past extracurricular City Hall Friday.

When asked astir nan decision, a typical for Democratic Mayor Brett Smiley suggested nan ceremonial was nan metropolis council’s prerogative.

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"In Providence, nan executive branch and City Council are 2 abstracted branches of government. The Providence City Council, not Mayor Smiley’s office, will beryllium raising nan Palestinian flag connected Friday," said Josh Estrella, a spokesperson for Smiley.

A study from GoLocalProvidence added nan Palestinian flag is reportedly becoming much prevalent astatine City Hall overall.

Typically, nan indoor enclosure only flies nan authorities and nationalist flags, nan study said.

Fox News Digital reached retired for remark from Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Armed Services Committee ranking personnel Jack Reed, D-R.I.

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An anti-Israel protester holds a Palestinian emblem during a objection April 22, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Fox News Digital contacted nan State Department to inquire wherever it stands connected nan emblem statement fixed nan ongoing Israel–Palestinian conflict.

A petition for remark was besides received by nan agency of Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., who represents overmuch of nan Ocean State’s superior region.