A motion, calling for the "act of solidarity", was defeated by Dublin city councillors.
The Palestinian flag will not be flown above City Hall in Dublin.
An emergency motion to do so was tabled last night at the City Council's monthly meeting.
However, it was defeated during a vote proposed by independent members of the council.
A separate motion to fly a so-called 'peace flag' was also proposed, but time ran out over a point of clarity around what that flag would look like.
Patricia Roe of the Social Democrats says the motion was about showing solidarity with the oppressed, as the council has done before;
"This is not to say that we, in any way, condone what happened to Israeli citizens on 7th October.
"This motion is not pro-Hamas and it is not anti-Semitic.
"It is simply a show of solidarity with the civilians of Gaza, much as we sent a similar message to the civilians of Ukraine.
"What is the difference?"
Fine Gael's James Geoghegan supported the counter motion, saying flying the flag of one side is not the way to achieve peace;
"Irish people are utterly horrified as to what has taken place in Israel and what is now taking place in Gaza.
"There can be no equivocation, however, between the Hamas regime and the murders they perpetrated and the response that the Israelis have now adopted."
