Israeli police cut Palestinian flag from lecturer's kippah after detaining him

Israeli police cut Palestinian flag from lecturer's kippah after detaining him Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:43 Lecturer says incident highlights growing crackdown on Palestinian symbols in Israel Alex Sinclair said he wore the kippah for 20 years and never had an issue with the law until this week (Facebook/Alex Sinclair) Off Israeli police detained a man wearing a kippah featuring both Palestinian and Israeli flags, then released him after cutting out the Palestinian flag, local media reported on Thursday. The incident took place on Monday in Modi'in, central Israel. The man, Alex Sinclair, a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, described the encounter in a Facebook post , saying his kippah - a traditional Jewish head covering - was damaged by police.