#watermelon
Red, black, white, and green are the colors of a watermelon — but they are also the colors of the Palestinian flag. Whether seen as emojis on social media, painted as art, or held in hand during protests, the watermelon has long been an emblem of Palestinian resistance. After the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Palestinian flag and its colors drew the ire of authorities in Israel, thus resulting in the prohibition of its display in Gaza and the West Bank.…
