Mayor of Tower Hamlets flies Palestinian flag from Town Hall

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I think this is wrong. He is supposed to be serving the people and not his own interests and clearly this was put up based on his own political opinions. It is inappropriate and it could be seen as intimidating by Jews in that area. Also, imagine if an Israeli flag had been hoisted there instead. Imagine the furore.



EDIT: Apparently the flag was "ripped down in an act of vandalism." I have zero problem with that.

I'm surprised that's legal, to be honest.

Surely a government building should not be flying the flag of a different country in an official capacity?

In fairness, you should see the strength of the pro-Israel lobby from places like Barnet and Ilford.

If an Israeli flag had be hoisted at a town hall I would have disliked that too. It's not the place for that sort of thing.

These silly token gestures are the staple of loony-left councils and have been for decades. Remember how many council blocks and streets there are named after Nelson Mandela?

What is strange is that these councils aren't really representing anyone but themselves - the Palestinian population must be zero or close to it. The councils/constituencies that get very heavily pro-Israel usually have massive Jewish populations. Although such areas are usually Conservative held by tradition, when they have had Labour MPs/councillors, it's no different - Andrew Dismore (Hendon MP until last election) was as rabidly pro-Israel as you can get - but like I say, at least he represented a section of his constituents.

You don't need to be Palestinian to be pro-Palestine. Likewise, you don't need to be Jewish to be pro-Israel. So, how have you concluded that Lutfur Rahman did not represent his constituents when he put the flag up?

Ok, so as long as you have enough Palestine groupies living nearby, you can abuse your position in local government as much as you like?

Tower Hamlets is the biggest joke in London tbh.

Disgusting that Britain has become an extension of Pakistan.

How so?