The gesture comes as France prepares to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly.
The gesture comes as France prepares to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly
By Faisal Ali
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Mayors across France have flown Palestinian flags in defiance of a government order to take them down, before it joins several other European and Western countries in recognising a Palestinian state.
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