Israeli police cut Palestinian flag from lecturer's kippah after detaining him

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Israeli police detained Alex Sinclair in Modi'in on Monday after a complaint about his kippah, which featured both Israeli and Palestinian flags. Upon release, police returned the kippah with the Palestinian flag removed, an action criticized by civil rights groups as a violation of freedoms.

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Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:43 Lecturer says incident highlights growing crackdown on Palestinian symbols in Israel Alex Sinclair said he wore the kippah for 20 years and never had an issue with the law until this week (Facebook/Alex Sinclair) Off Israeli police detained a man wearing a kippah featuring both Palestinian and Israeli flags, then released him after cutting out the Palestinian flag, local media reported on Thursday. The incident took place on Monday in Modi'i

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