– For the Left, it is important to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Their situation has never been worse. Oslo as a city of peace should distance itself from occupation and annexation policies, says Anna Dåsnes, leader of Oslo Venstre, to NRK.
The party, which sits on the Oslo city council together with the Conservative Party, will say yes to the Palestinian flag being allowed to fly outside the city hall on the UN’s Palestine Day on 29 October.
This despite the fact that city council leader Eirik Lae Solberg (H) advises against flying flags.
In a statement to the proposal, he writes that last year’s raising of the Palestinian flag was an exception.
– The town hall must be a house for all residents of the city regardless of political position, religion and outlook on life and not contribute to polarization in the public exchange of words, writes Lae Solberg in the statement.
Nevertheless, Dåsnes confirms to NRK that the Liberal Party will say yes to flagging when the case is heard again in two weeks. SV, MDG and Ap will also support the flag proposal from Rødt.
A committee in the city council decided earlier this autumn that the municipality’s buildings should not be lit up with other countries’ flags. On Monday, however, the majority in the committee decided that exceptions can be made for UN days.
Therefore, the Conservative Party asked that the consideration of the case be postponed, so that they have time to assess the Palestine proposal in light of the new rules.
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