PROVIDENCE – A Palestinian flag waved outside Providence City Hall in hopes of invoking solidarity and honoring “the important role” that Palestinian-Americans play in a city as diverse as ...

Mayor Brett Smiley has introduced new guidance for which flags can be flown at Providence City Hall, via an executive order issued on May 23. According to the order, the city will only be permitted to ...

The new policy will ‘hopefully avoid any future conflicts,’ Mayor Brett Smiley says.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Palestinian flag was displayed on Providence City Hall on Friday as hundreds gathered to support and protest the action. The two demonstrations were physically ...

Providence, Rhode Island, officials have accepted a request to fly the Palestinian flag Friday at City Hall in the state's capital. City officials emphasized that no American flags are being ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Palestinian flag raising ceremony scheduled for Friday at Providence City Hall has drawn mixed reaction from city councilors and other local leaders. The ceremony was ...

“Raising the Palestinian flag at City Hall sends a clear message: Providence stands for justice, dignity, and the right of all people to live free from oppression,” Sanchez said Thursda ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — All eyes were on Rhode Island's capital on Friday as the Palestinian flag was raised at City Hall. It was supposed to be raised at noon, but it was actually raised ...

The Providence City Council raised the Palestinian flag at City Hall on May 16 at the request of constituents. Though meant as a gesture of solidarity, the move sparked conflict among members ...