A Palestinian flag is the latest ethnic banner to be flown over Providence, Rhode Island's City Hall, officials say, in a sign of the diverse community there.

This week, the Providence City Council decided to raise the Palestinian flag at City Hall, bringing out people on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Karen Read trial continues, a ...

Protesters wave the Palestinian and Lebanese flags on the steps to the Rhode Island State House on March 17, 2025. Getty Images Buses pass by Providence City Hall on May 28, 2020.

The order comes after several City Council members flew the Palestinian flag at City Hall on May 16. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Food Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. POLITICS.

PROVIDENCE — As demonstrators cheered at the Palestinian flag flying from the facade of City Hall on Friday, a line of police stood between them and a group of protesters waving Israeli flags ...