“The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 1 Dec 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Middle East experts said the Star of David flag represents the Zionist movement, not Palestine. From 1922 to 1948, the Palestinian territory was under British mandate, so the Union Jack was flown in official capacities.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 December 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 December 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/noakolnoa/3248469275186123284
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jewishlivesmatter/3247263667916916493
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