{"id":2102774,"date":"2023-11-18T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-on-public-flag-pole\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T14:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T19:43:33","slug":"new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-on-public-flag-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-on-public-flag-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Town Flies Palestinian Flag on Public Flag Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-on-public-flag-pole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2102774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Massachusetts Community of North\u200b Andover Raises Palestinian Flag,\u200c Sparking Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The Massachusetts community of North Andover used to feel \u200blike home to Marc Freedman, president of \u200bCongregation Ahavat Olam.<\/p>\n<p>Now, what he calls\u200b the \u200b\u201csymbol of anti-Semitism\u201d flies in the town square below the American\u2064 flag after the town\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-on-public-flag-pole\/\" title=\"New England Town Flies Palestinian Flag on Public Flag Pole\">select board approved\u200d putting<\/a> a Palestinian flag \u200dup for \u2062the world to see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a \u2063symbol to\u2062 just eliminate the entire Jewish population,\u201d Freedman said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/massachusetts-town-flying-palestinian-flag-sparks-backlash-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Freedman \u200dcalled members of the\u200d board \u201ca bunch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-rips-gop-governors-abbott-ducey-cowards-shipping-illegal-migrants-north\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cowards<\/a>\u201d\u200b for doing what they knew\u2063 was morally reprehensible just\u2062 to ensure that somewhere, somehow, the town would not be \u2064sued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The city North Andover, Massachusetts\u2063 has officially raised a\u2062 Palestinian flag<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dO9kh2rlXk\">pic.twitter.com\/dO9kh2rlXk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1725170689739550930?\">November 16,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey \u2064took a legal initiative, a legal statement from counsel that said\u200b you \u2064need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-ron-vitiello-holds-event-to-commence-virginia-senate-race\/\" title=\"Former Border Patrol chief Ron Vitiello holds event to commence Virginia Senate race\">follow specific guidelines<\/a> and must raise this flag, when in their hearts,\u2062 in their hearts, I know every\u200c single\u2062 one of them\u200d did not want to raise their flag,\u201d Freedman said. \u201cThat\u2019s not what leadership does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The request was made by Selma Khayal, a student. Her\u200c sister, Jenna, explained the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jewish-mom-disturbed-amazon-delivers-book-israel-covered-pro-palestinian-stickers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalestine is still under siege. The people in\u00a0Gaza\u00a0are still suffering, they are still being bombarded.\u00a0This flag represents its people. It \u2064represents the culture. It \u2063is not a terrorist flag, and we will not let it be misconstrued that way,\u201d she said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12750701\/north-andover-massachusetts-palestinian-flag-israeli-flag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The town had flown an Israeli flag after\u2064 the Oct.\u2063 7 slaughter\u2063 of Israelis\u2062 at \u200cthe hands of Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Officials in \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/north_andover?\">@North_Andover<\/a>, MA, have decided\u2064 to fly \u2064the Palestinian flag \u2064on the town common until Dec. 7. Because why wouldn\u2019t you raise a\u200d flag in honor \u200bof the savage terrorist \u200dregime that has just murdered or kidnapped dozens of US citizens? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qCRKgABfP0\">pic.twitter.com\/qCRKgABfP0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Jacoby (@Jeff_Jacoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeff_Jacoby\/status\/1725155386523599162?\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf Israel gets their flag to fly in the North\u2062 Andover common, then Palestinians deserve that same \u200dright,\u201d Salma Boulal, who \u2062attended the meeting,\u200d said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/after-heated-meeting-north-andover-approves-permit-fly-palestinian-flag-town-common\/QEU5SK2BKRGDZIK3LQI6V7XN6M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFXT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-palestinian-mob-turns-violent-democratic-party-headquarters-multiple-police-officers-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian flag<\/a> \u200cwill \u200dremain up until Dec. 7.<\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/15\/opinion\/north-andover-massachusetts-message-israeli-lives-dont-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> got wind of the decision,\u2064 it lambasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angry-pro-palestinian-protesters-storm-fox-news-building-blame-outlet-covering-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn North Andover, Mass., \u200dthe message\u2064 is clear: Palestinian lives matter \u2014 Israeli lives don\u2019t,\u201d\u2064 the Post wrote in an editorial, saying the message to Jewish residents was \u201cYou\u2019re not welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dPost said the town\u2019s claim that its hands were\u200b legally tied\u2063 \u201cdoesn\u2019t pass the smell\u2064 test.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you support Israel?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll\u2062 entitles \u2063you to The Western Journal\u2062 news updates free of charge via email. You may opt\u2063 out\u200b at anytime. You also agree to our \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (5 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction \u200dffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var \u200bi=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3530024\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, some may object that the town already flew the Israeli flag after the Hamas atrocities, so\u200d criticizing this flag-raising must be racist or colonialist or any of the\u200c other pejorative buzzwords favored by the woke left. No, no \u2062and no,\u201d \u2062the Post wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat argument, like the flag-raising itself, \u200cposits a full moral equivalence between the two sides here. 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The Western Journal empowers\u200b you by breaking these false narratives.<\/p>\n<p>But I wouldn\u2019t be honest with you today if I didn\u2019t let you know that the future of The Western Journal is\u200c in jeopardy<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\"> without \u200cyour help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley\u2063 and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can to \u2064put The Western Journal out\u200d of\u2062 business.\u2062 Our faithful donors and subscribers have kept us \u200dgoing.If you\u2019ve never chosen to donate, let me be honest:<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\"> We need your help today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please\u200b don\u2019t wait one minute.<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\"> Donate right now<\/a> \u2013 our\u200d situation in America is dire.\u2064 If you would rather <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">become a WJ member<\/a> outright, we would welcome that too.\u00a0 Our country hangs by\u2063 a thread, and The \u2064Western Journal stands \u200bfor truth in this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Please stand with \u200dus by\u200c donating today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The\u200b Western \u200bJournal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-public-flag-pole\/\">New England Town Flies Palestinian Flag on \u200bPublic Flag Pole<\/a> \u2062 appeared \u200bfirst\u200b on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the controversy surrounding the raising of the Palestinian \u2062flag in North Andover affected the community and\u200d its residents?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S muster.\u201d It criticized\u2063 the select board for prioritizing legal\u200c technicalities over moral considerations and accused them of being afraid \u2062of\u200b potential lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the raising of the Palestinian flag in North Andover\u200b highlights the\u2064 ongoing tension and conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the impact it \u2062has on communities\u2062 around the world. While some residents\u2062 support the decision to raise the flag as a means of solidarity with the \u2063Palestinian people, others argue that it is a symbolic gesture that promotes \u2064anti-Semitic sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>According to Marc Freedman, president of Congregation Ahavat Olam, the Palestinian flag is seen as \u2063a symbol of anti-Semitism. He\u2062 believes that it represents a call to eliminate\u2063 the entire Jewish population. Freedman criticized the select board for their decision, calling them &#8220;cowards&#8221; for prioritizing legalities \u200dover moral considerations.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the \u2063debate, supporters \u200cof raising the Palestinian\u2062 flag argue that it represents a symbol of Palestinian\u200c culture\u2064 and solidarity.\u200d Selma Khayal, who made the request, explained that Palestine\u200d is still under siege and its people \u200bare suffering. She emphasized that the flag \u2063is not a terrorist flag and should not \u200cbe misconstrued\u2064 as such.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 town had\u2063 previously raised an Israeli flag after the Gaza\u200d conflict, which resulted in the deaths of several Israelis at the hands of Hamas. Supporters of raising the Palestinian flag argue that if the\u200b Israeli flag was given the opportunity\u200d to fly, then Palestinians deserve the\u200b same right.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to raise the Palestinian flag has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gwen-berry-blasted-for-anthem-protest-try-this-s-in-an-actually-oppressive-country\/\" title=\"Gwen Berry Blasted For Anthem Protest: \u2018Try This S***\u2019 In \u2018An Actually Oppressive Country\u2019\">received significant backlash<\/a>. \u200dCritics argue that it sends a message that Palestinian lives matter, while Israeli lives do not. The New York Post, in an editorial, accused the town of sending a message to\u2063 Jewish residents that they are not welcome. The\u200c Post also questioned the town&#8217;s claim \u2063that their hands were legally tied, suggesting that it does \u2064not hold \u2064up under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian flag will remain raised until December 7th, but the \u200ccontroversy \u2062it has sparked will likely continue.\u200b It highlights the complex and sensitive nature of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the impact it has on communities far beyond the borders of\u2064 the region. As debates\u200d like \u2063this continue to\u200c arise, it is important for communities to \u2064foster open\u2062 dialogue and strive for\u200d understanding and empathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Massachusetts community of North Andover was once a comforting home for Marc Freedman, president of Congregation Ahavat Olam. 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