Following the display of the Israeli flag in pro-independence Kurdish rallies, the Iraqi parliament voted today (October 31, 2017) to ban the Israeli flag, describing it as a Zionist symbol, according to the VOA News website.
"A dangerous phenomenon, representing the hoisting of the Zionist entity flag during public rallies in front of the media, has recently appeared that breaks the basic constitutional principles of Iraq," Salim al-Jabouri, Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, said.
The new law vows criminal prosecution against those who raise the Israeli flag in the country.
"This is an exercise that damages the reputation of Iraq and its nation and the law punishes it by the maximum penalties," the speaker added.
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