Germany has responded to “numerous anti-Israel riots in Berlin, Hamburg and other German cities in May of this year,” by banning the Hamas flag. This is justified. In Germany, like everywhere else across the Western world, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been the occasion for numerous anti-Semitic displays.
Ironically, although Angela Merkel is an open-borders globalist, she admitted in 2018 that anti-Semitism is “coming to the country from ‘refugees or people of Arab origin.'” Germany also banned Hizballah activity last year, designated it a terror organization, and raided mosques.
“Grand coalition bans Hamas flags,” translated from “Große Koalition verbietet Hamas-Flaggen,” by Frederik Schindler, Welt, June 20, 2021:
The ruling groups have agreed to ban propaganda from organizations on the EU terrorist list. The SPD-led Justice Ministry initially had constitutional concerns – and then agreed.
After numerous anti-Israel riots in Berlin, Hamburg and other German cities in May of this year, the Union faction in the Bundestag had an idea: symbols of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas should be banned as quickly as possible.
Its suggestion: By adding a supplement to Section 86 in the Criminal Code, the ban on the distribution of propaganda material should also include unconstitutional organizations as well as those that are on the EU terrorist list. Hamas, among others, and the left-wing extremist Palestinian organization PFLP, which also has supporters in Germany, are on this sanctions list, which was issued in December 2001 after the Islamist attacks in the USA.
WELT AM SONNTAG has received a letter from Justice Minister Lambrecht (SPD), dated June 7th, to her cabinet colleague and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU). Regarding Hamas and the PFLP, it says: “It seems to me necessary to advance the necessary prohibition procedures as quickly as possible, especially since the rightly problematic use of symbols by these associations can then be punished with legal certainty.”
However, association bans are lengthy processes in which sufficient material that is legally valid must first be collected. It would no longer be feasible during this legislative period. At least banning the display of symbols and flags is actually easier – but certainly less effective.
In her letter to Seehofer, Lambrecht also refers to the corresponding proposal from the CDU / CSU. “According to an initial assessment, I consider the specific approach chosen there to be in need of revision. Out of respect for Parliament, I asked my house to examine whether a modified version of this proposal would be conceivable,” she writes.
The SPD parliamentary group then referred to constitutional concerns of the federal government. “The desired solution in the Criminal Code raises a number of difficult legal questions,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday at the request of WELT AM SONNTAG.
Now the government factions have agreed on a ban after all. “We do not want the flags of terrorist organizations to be waved on German soil,” said Union parliamentary group vice-chairman Thorsten Frei (CDU). The rule of law must give the anti-Semitic demonstrations in May a quick and firm response. “I am very pleased that the SPD has joined our initiative. In doing so, we are also sending a clear signal to our Jewish citizens. “
Yogi says
Nothing will be changed, it’s too many of this savages Merkel&CO imported to this country, it will be going on and on till they taking over , and this stupid naive Germans allowed, unbelievable just unbelievable..
mortimer says
Merkel imported one million anti-Semites.
andra says
Nothing will change. Did you ever hear a flag chanting “Death to Israel”? They just form another group with another flag and just go on with their riots.
This is typical for the German Government. They just pretend doing something without really reacting to crime and terror.
One member of the CDU – ruling party – proposed to deport every Muslim who shows his antisemitism.
But the government can not do that:
1. They would have to deport a lot of Muslims.
2. Antisemitic crime would become less and they could not keep on saying that antisemitism is a German and not a Muslim problem in Germany.
3. The Muslim clans would not be amused and riot.
Infidel says
Sadly too true. When do you have your next elections, and how good does the AdD’s chances look of coming to power?
Yogi says
Very little chances they have, Merkel&CO will make sure that Greens will win with That stupid women Bearbock or what ever Her name is , everything is controlling like in DDR..
andra says
The next elections are on September 26th.
But I do not see any chances for the AfD. They are too silent and they are too disunited.
Walter Sieruk says
The jihadists of Hamas are so very dangerous and murderous that they reflect the Bible’s teaching. Which reads “The hearts of men are full of evil and madness and after they dies they go to the place the dead.” Ecclesiastes 9:3.
Likewise, in the New Testament Romans 3:15-17 rather well describes the character and behavior of the hostile malicious jihadist savages of Hamas. As they are similar to villains in ancient times.
For it reads “Their feet are swift to shed blood; destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known.”
gravenimage says
Germany bans Hamas flags in response to rise in antisemitic attacks
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Not bad. Better, though, to keep out the kind of people–pious Muslims–who wave these flags and attack Jews.
mortimer says
Germans are starting to realize that the Pallies are anti-Semitic. Hopefully, Germans will go ‘all the way’ to discover that the purpose of MASTER RACE THEORY of the Pallies is to exterminate the Jews.
Do Germans find that strangely familiar?
andra says
Many Germans find many things that happen today very familiar. But you must not compare anything with the Nazi-time. If you do so you are a Nazi yourself and relativize.
ElderlyZionist says
The Muslims are the problem, not the flag. They’ll find another flag.
gravenimage says
Or else they will just break the law. Very common with Muslims.
terry sullivan says
ban hamas