‘Next Friday, we burn the Israeli flag,’ Palestinians promise

The theme was announced by the Palestinian Information Center on Saturday, in response to the "rising of Israeli flags in some Arab capitals."

JULY 13, 2019 11:15

Demonstrators burn an Israeli national flag during an anti-Israel protest (photo credit: REUTERS) — Demonstrators burn an Israeli national flag during an anti-Israel protest

(photo credit: REUTERS)

The theme for the planned "March of Return" protest will be a massive burning of Israeli flags, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported on Twitter on Saturday.

هيئة مسيرة العودة تدعو للمشاركة بفعاليات الجمعة المقبلة شرقي قطاع غزة تحت عنوان: "حرق العلم الصهيوني" للرد على رفعه في بعض العواصم العربية مؤخرًا pic.twitter.com/HPb46wQBld
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) July 13, 2019

The March of Return committee for the eastern part of the Gaza strip announced that the move will be in retaliation for the "Zionist flag" being raised in some Arab capitals recently.

It may be that PIC is referring to the participation of some Israeli businessman in the workshop sponsored by the US in Bahrain as well as the visit of Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz to Abu Dhabi earlier this month.