A California city is set to raise the Palestinian flag in what a municipal leader calls a move in solidarity with the community and the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war.
The Palestinian flag will be flown in downtown Fresno’s Eaton Plaza on Friday, says City Councilmember Miguel Arias, whose office organized the event and went through the process with the city.
Arias’ office added that it also sponsored a flag-raising ceremony at Eaton Plaza to show solidarity with Israel on Oct. 12, days after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists in Israel.
The latest flag-raising on city property comes at the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Students rally Oct. 12 on the UCLA campus in support of Palestinians caught up in the war between Israel and Hamas. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/File)
According to city code, Fresno’s Eaton Plaza is designated for community…