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Neubrandenburg (dpa / mv) - An Israel flag hoisted in front of the Neubrandenburg town hall (Mecklenburg Lake District) has been stolen.
Mayor Silvio Witt (independent) assumed on Friday that it was a willful act, as the flag was stolen by force, as the city announced.
In his own words, Witt assumes an anti-Semitic background.
The city has filed a complaint according to its own information.
«With the flag we wanted to express our solidarity with Israel.
I condemn and regret this incident very much, ”emphasized the mayor.
The city distances itself from any kind of anti-Semitism.
For more than 20 years there has been a town partnership between Nazareth in Israel and Neubrandenburg.
After the escalation in the Middle East conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, there were anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations in several cities in Germany.
Israel flags were also set on fire.
In Gelsenkirchen, the police stopped an anti-Semitic demonstration on Wednesday evening.
About 180 people had moved from the Gelsenkirchen station forecourt towards the synagogue and shouted anti-Semitic slogans.
Israeli flags have also been stolen from various locations in Germany.
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