Flags and murals as Northern Ireland picks sides in Gaza crisis

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Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened unrest can be seen on the streets of the British province.

Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-UK neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life despite a 1998 peace deal that largely ended violence.

The growing number of flags displayed are supplemented by murals and graffiti showing support for either the Palestinians or Israel, depending on which side of Northern Ireland’s sectarian divide they are located.

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 People pass a pro-Palestinian mural on the Republican Falls Road in Belfast on October 23, 2023. — AFP
People pass a pro-Palestinian mural on the Republican Falls Road in Belfast on October 23, 2023. — AFP

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