Flying the flags
The Palestinian flag flies from the side of a tower block, not on a street in Gaza, but in the Republican New Lodge area of Belfast.
In this neighbourhood, flying the flag of the Palestinian territories is a sign of support for Catholic Irish Republicans and their aspiration for a united Ireland against what they see as British occupation.
A flag bearing the image of Che Guevara hangs from a shop on the Nationalist Falls road in West Belfast.
The Jolly Roger flies from a house in the Loyalist Ballymacash estate on the outskirts of the city of Lisburn. The flag is flown as a warning to non-residents that they are entering a Loyalist Paramilitary controlled area.
A flag bearing the emblem of the Parachute Regiment flies in the Loyalist Tigers Bay area of North Belfast. Loyalists fly the flag to show support for the British Soldiers which carried out operations against Republican Paramilitaries.
A flag bearing a crown emblem and the name of Holland flies in the Loyalist interface area of Twaddell Avenue. Dutch flags are flown in honour of a military victory by King William of Orange in 1690 that cemented Protestant domination in the province.
A German anti-fascist flag flies from a house in the Nationalist Bogside area of Londonderry. Republicans have historically aligned themselves with anti-fascist groups around the world.
A flag comprising of various elements including the Ulster Banner and the Star of David flies on the interface of the Loyalist Twaddell Avenue and Nationalist Ardoyne in North Belfast.
A Loyalist flag bearing the words "No Surrender" and consisting of the flags that make up the Union flag flies on the interface of Twaddell avenue and Nationalist Ardoyne in North Belfast.
A flag supporting the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which is a dissident republican group, flies in the Nationalist Bogside area of Londonderry.
The Ulster Banner flies in the city of Lisburn. It has become a symbol of Ulster loyalism and is only flown in Protestant areas of Northern Ireland.
The Starry Plough flag is etched onto a gravestone near the Republican plot in Milltown cemetery. The flag adopted by the left-wing Irish Citizens Army a century ago, is associated with the Irish National Liberation Army, which disarmed in 2010.
A black flag in memory of the ten dead people who went on a hunger strike in 1981, flies in the Republican Ballymurphy area of West Belfast. In 1981 Irish Republican prisoners went on hunger strike protesting against their prisoner status resulting in the death of ten men.
The Ulster Banner hangs at a window on Shankill road in West Belfast. It has become a symbol of Ulster loyalism.
A Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) flag flies in the Loyalist lower Shankill estate in West Belfast. The RIR flag is flown in support of the operations they undertook against Republican Paramilitaries.
A flag representing the Basque Country (top left), situated in northern Spain flies in the nationalist Bogside area of Londonderry.
