Israel pans Gaza technocratic committee’s change of logo to PA imagery |
Israel reacted angrily Monday night after the Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with managing the daily affairs of postwar Gaza in place of Hamas replaced its logo with the one used by the Palestinian Authority.
“Israel will not accept the use of the Palestinian Authority’s symbol, and the PA will not be a partner in the administration of Gaza,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
“The logo of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) presented to Israel was completely different from the one published this evening,” it added.
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), established under the ceasefire deal, will be supervised by the so-called “Board of Peace” chaired by US President Donald Trump.
The 15-member panel, headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath, has been holding meetings in Cairo after it was unveiled last month.
It originally came out with its own unique logo, featuring a bird in the colors of the Palestinian flag, when it was established.
But on Monday, the NCAG updated its social media accounts with a new logo that appeared to be identical to the one of the Palestinian Authority, which features a golden eagle looking to its right with a Palestinian flag on its chest.
The only difference between the new NCAG logo and that of the........