The Knesset (Israeli parliament) will discuss a bill that bans the raising of the Palestinian flag in “state-funded or supported institutions”, Al Jazeera reports according to Israeli media.

The bill, to be presented to the parliament’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation, targets the flags of “enemy countries” and gives authorities permission to “disperse any gathering in which such flags are raised, and impose a prison sentence of up to one year, in addition to a fine of no less than NIS 10,000 [$2,674]”.

This would apply to state institutions such as universities, where protesters have at times used the Palestinian flag to protest against the conflict in Gaza.

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