Massachusetts Town Approves Muslim Student’s Application To Fly Palestinian Flag

A Massachusetts town, acting on a request from a Muslim college student, has voted to raise the Palestinian flag on a public flagpole located in its town common. The North Andover Board of Selectman made the unanimous decision on Nov. 13 at a crowded public meeting filled with both supporters and opponents of raising the flag. Among them was Bentley University student Selma Tamer Khayal who filed the application seeking to raise the Palestinian flag after the town displayed Israel’s flag following the Hamas terror attacks on Israeli families that left more than 1400 people dead. Bentley University is located in Waltham, about 40 miles from North Andover, and is considered a bedroom community for Boston....