Bologna Palestinian flag legitimises terror say Jews

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - Bologna's decision to fly a Palestinian flag from its town hall legitimises the terrorism of Islamist militants Hamas who sparked the Gaza war with their brutal attack on Israel on October 7, Italy's Jews said Wednesday.
    "If you really want to emphasise respect for human rights and peace, don't just display one flag but display both. A flag in a public place cannot be used as a symbol of contestation of other countries," the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Noemi Di Segni, together with the president of the Bologna Community Daniele De Paz, told ANSA.
    "Such a gesture from a public institution only legitimises the voice of terrorism and prevarication", they said, adding: "We invite (Mayor Matteo) Lepore to visit Israel in the areas of the (Hamas) massacre before displaying flags and slogans".
    Announcing the move earlier in the day, Lepore said Bologna would fly the Israeli flag too if and when Tel Aviv ends its controversial campaign in Gaza which Hamas says has killed over 36,000 civilians.
    The October 7 attacks killed almost 1,400 people and took some 250 hostages. (ANSA).