What does the inverted red triangle used by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators symbolize?
Depending on how it's used or who you ask, the inverted red triangle is a target, a symbol of resistance, a piece of history, or propaganda. As experts in the Israel-Palestinian conflict point out, the meaning and history of the controversial symbol — which has become synonymous with the protest — is complex.
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Depending on how it's used or who you ask, the inverted red triangle is a target, a symbol of resistance, a piece of history, or propaganda. As experts in the Israel-Palestinian conflict point out, the meaning and history of the controversial symbol — which has become synonymous with the protest — is complex.