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Prefects Order Removals of Palestinian Flags From Town Halls as Mayors Resist Before UN Recognition

Authorities are invoking public-service neutrality to obtain fast-track removals.

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Un drapeau palestinien hissé devant la mairie de Besançon en juin 2025.
A Paris, le 17 septembre.
Plusieurs villes ont décidé de se pavoiser du drapeau palestinien, ce à quoi s'oppose le ministère de l'Intérieur.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau instructed prefects on September 19 to oppose Palestinian flag displays on public buildings.
  • PS leader Olivier Faure urged mayors to hoist the flag on September 22, when France is set to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN.
  • In Malakoff, police visited city hall to force removal; the mayor refused, and the Hauts-de-Seine prefect filed an emergency case with the Cergy administrative court.
  • In Corbeil-Essonnes, the mayor plans to distribute 1,000 Palestinian flags on Monday and has kept a flag flying despite a prefectural injunction.
  • Recent rulings have repeatedly ordered removals under a 2005 Conseil d'État precedent, though courts have treated Ukrainian and Israeli flag cases differently.