Germany bans Hamas flag

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Published 20 June 2021 at 14.47

Abroad. The parties in the German governing coalition have agreed to ban the Palestinian flag of Hamas, reports Deutsche Welle.

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The decision was made after reports of anti-Semitic incidents in connection with demonstrations for Palestine last month.

Hamas rules in the Gaza Strip, which was subjected to heavy bombings during the recent violent conflict. The proposal to ban the organization's flag was put forward by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party CDU.

– We do not want the flags of terrorist organizations to be waved on German soil, says Thorsten Frei, spokesman for the party.

– By doing this we can send a clear signal to our Jewish citizens, he says according to Welt am Sonntag.

The German Interior Ministry announced in April last year that it would ban Lebanese Hezbollah and classify the group as a terrorist organization. This made it illegal to show public support for Hezbollah, for example by waving the group's flag.