Law enforcement officers claimed that the similar colors could “cause provocation”

Israeli police have seized a Hungarian flag from a protester, citing similarities to the Palestinian flag, which could “cause provocation,” Haaretz reports.

Although both flags feature red, white, and green, they are visually distinct. The Hungarian flag is a horizontal tricolor, while Palestine’s has four colors, including a black stripe and a red triangle.

According to the report published on Saturday, the incident occurred during an anti-government demonstration at Karkur Junction in northern Israel last week.

The protester was waving the Hungarian flag when he noticed a policewoman watching him.

“Three out of the four colors of the Palestinian flag also appear in the Hungarian flag, so I told her it was a Hungarian flag,” he said, as quoted by Haaretz.

The officer called a commander, who confiscated it.

“When I explained to him that it was the Hungarian flag, he said, ‘You might understand that, but others don’t,’”…