A French courtroom on Thursday ordered the mayor of Nice to take away Israeli flags from town corridor facade, ruling that their show constitutes a political assertion slightly than a impartial present of solidarity.
“Following the referral by private individuals, the interim relief judge of the Administrative Court of Nice suspended the mayor’s refusal to remove the Israeli flags hoisted on the town hall’s facade and ordered him to remove them within five days,” the assertion from the courtroom mentioned.
The courtroom dominated that the show of the flag can’t be considered solely as a “symbol of support for Israeli hostages held by Hamas” but in addition as “support for the Israeli state and thus as an expression of political opinion.”
Following the ruling, Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice, the second-largest French metropolis on the Mediterranean coast, eliminated the flags he had been flying for the reason that Hamas assaults in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, in keeping with French day by day Le Figaro.
Source: www.dailysabah.com