IDF Criticises Australian Mayor for Blocking Proposal to Fly Israeli Flag

Sydney Mayor Clover Moore said lighting up Sydney Town Hall in blue and white and flying the Israeli flag would be ‘divisive.’

The Sydney Town Hall clocktower (L) is shown following the completion of a 17-month restoration on Sept. 3, 2013. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images

A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has delivered a sharp rebuke of Sydney Mayor Clover Moore’s decision to block a proposal to light up the iconic Town Hall and fly the Israeli flag in solidarity.

Ms. Moore said green-lighting the proposals meant taking a side in the Israel-Hamas war and claimed it would, therefore, be a “divisive” move.