Palestinian flag raised in Washington

Palestinian flag raised in Washington

2011/01/19

Palestinians have raised their flag on top of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) diplomatic mission in Washington in a symbolic move that will surely anger US government officials. “We are proud to see the flag,” said the chief Palestinian envoy, Maen Areikat, who raised the flag on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. He said, “It's about time that this flag that symbolizes the struggle of the Palestinian people for self-determination and statehood is raised in the United States. We hope that this will help in the international efforts to provide recognition for the Palestinian state.” Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, has called the move a stunt. “Raising this flag in DC is part of the Palestinian leadership's scheme to manipulate international acceptance and diplomatic recognition of a yet-to-be-created Palestinian state while refusing to directly negotiate with Israel,” she said in a statement. اهتزاز پرچم فلسطین برای نخستین بار در واشنگتن 1389/10/29 پرچم فلسطین برای نخستین بار بر فراز تمامی دفاتر هیات دیپلماتیک سازمان آزادی بخش فلسطین(ساف) در واشنگتن به اهتزاز درآمد.