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From Fox News: Providence, Rhode Island, officials have accepted a request to fly the Palestinian flag Friday at City Hall in the state’s capital.
City officials emphasized that no American flags are being displaced by the display, adding there have been several other flags raised over the government office in the past.
“Providence City Hall displays many different flags throughout the year to mark different occasions and honor the many ethnic and cultural backgrounds and traditions that make our city strong,” a spokesperson for Providence City Council told Fox News Digital Wednesday.
The spokesperson added the city has also flown the Dominican flag, Irish flag, Armenian flag and the Israeli flag in recent months.
“Like those examples, this idea came to us from the community as part of a request to honor the important role Palestinian-Americans play in the fabric of our beautifully diverse city,” the spokesperson said.
The Providence City Council announced in a Facebook post Wednesday, “You’re invited to a Palestinian flag raising at City Hall this Friday, May 16! Elected officials and community members will deliver remarks on the steps out front at 12 pm. Join us!”
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, a Democrat, tried to brush it off.
In a post on X Wednesday night, he declared, “I have worked hard to ensure our local Jewish community feels safe and welcomed and it is my hope that both the City Council and the community who participates in the flag raising ceremony will use this an opportunity to find unity instead of further division. While I would not have flown the Palestinian flag myself and do not support the rhetoric associated with the protests that have accompanied it, Providence is and will remain an inclusive and welcoming city that supports diverse opinions and voices.”
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I have worked hard to ensure our local Jewish community feels safe and welcomed and it is my hope that both the City Council and the community who participates in the flag raising ceremony will use this an opportunity to find unity instead of further division. While I would not… pic.twitter.com/DSJ19EI3rU
— Mayor Brett Smiley (@PVDMayor) May 15, 2025
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