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A Palestinian man walks past a graffiti of the Star of David under an inverted red triangle in Hebron in November 2023. (Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images)
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What does the inverted red triangle used by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators symbolize?
It's become synonymous with the protest, but the symbol long predates it
Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2024 10:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 4
Depending on how it's used or who you ask, it's a target, a symbol of resistance, a piece of history or propaganda.
And the controversial symbol has been seen at pro-Palestinian university encampments across the country calling for divestment from Israel.
The inverted red triangle has been used in videos by the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, to identify Israeli military targets, such as tanks, in Gaza as Israel began its ground invasion there. A caricature mocking Israeli soldiers included the symbol, as do many pro-Palestinian social media posts.
It's also been spotted on signs and graffiti, and in global protests, where many see it as a symbol of Palestinian resistance, similar to the slingshot. And it harkens to the red triangle in the Palestinian flag, symbolizing Arab unity.
As experts in the Israel-Palestinian conflict point out, the meaning and history of the controversial symbol — which has become synonymous with the protest, much like the watermelon emoji and the keffiyeh — is complex.
"Symbols take meanings and a life of their own," Mayssoun Sukarieh, a senior lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at King's College London, told CBC News.
Source:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gaza-red-triangle-meaning-1.7216788