The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression. It has become a vivid expression of a global conscience that insists on seeing the truth and resisting every attempt to obscure it. Meanwhile, the same flag, the one closest to Arab hearts and history, is absent, or even actively suppressed, in several Arab capitals. This contrast is not symbolic trivia; it is a stark mirror reflecting the profound shifts in our region and the shrinking of the official Arab position in the face of the boldness of Western public opinion.

Despite the familiar refrain that “Britain is for the British only,” the Palestinian flag continues to dominate public demonstrations across the UK, especially during the near-weekly solidarity marches. This is not a contradiction. It is a living testament to the simple fact that humanity is broader than borders, and the conscience of ordinary people cannot be locked behind walls or passports. The British protester standing in Parliament Square or marching through Hyde Park in the rain with a Palestinian flag is not seeking notoriety or political affiliation; they do so because they have witnessed a live-streamed genocide, and they understand that silence, at moments like these, is a moral failure.

During the solidarity marches that sweep through British cities, the Palestinian flag rises so prominently it feels as if the streets themselves are chanting Palestine’s name. This is only natural, for it is neither logical nor morally acceptable to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People while avoiding the very flag........

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