As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush

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By Abeer Salman, CNNJust over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s residence, when Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shared a historic handshake. Today, Netanyahu is back in power and Abbas never left, but many other things have changed, including Israel’s attitude toward the Palestinian flag. This month, new Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ordered police to take down Palestinian flags in any public place in Israel, claiming they are a rallying symbol for terrorists. As soon as he heard about the minister’s order, Tel Aviv-based visual artist Michael Roznov drew himself in the colors of the Palestinian flag and made the artwork his Facebook profile picture. Naturally, he also drew Ben Gvir clothed in the colors of the Palestinian flag, right up to his kippa, the skullcap worn by religious Jews.
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