The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression. It has become a vivid expression of a global conscience that insists on seeing the truth and resisting every attempt to obscure it. Meanwhile, the same flag, the one closest to Arab hearts and history, is absent, or even actively suppressed, in several Arab capitals. This contrast is not symbolic trivia; it is a stark mirror reflecting the profound shifts in our region and the shrinking of the official Arab position in the face of the boldness of Western public opinion. Despite the familiar refrain that “Britain is for the British only,” the Palestinian flag continues to dominate […]
