Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag Is Just A Superficial Measure, And Much More Action Is Required

 

The German Parliament has amended Germany's Criminal Code to ban the flag of Hamas, the terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip. Pictured: The German Parliament in session on June 24, 2021 in Berlin . (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag: “A Superficial Measure” by Soeren Kern

By Ruth King on July 1st, 2021

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17516/germany-hamas

German lawmakers said that banning the Hamas flag was aimed at sending “a clear signal” of support “to our Jewish citizens.” Others, however, dismissed the ban as an empty gesture aimed at silencing critics of the German government’s pro-Islamist foreign policy ahead of upcoming federal elections this September.

“A ban on flags remains a superficial measure if the structures of the associations and parties concerned are not or only insufficiently affected.” — Alex Feuerherdt, Mena Watch

“What we have been experiencing in Germany for some time testifies to deep-seated Muslim anti-Semitism. One would have therefore wished that politics would have been active as early as 2015.” — Ramin Peymani, German-Iranian author

“Wherever anti-Semites appear, politicians and the media try to place them in the right-wing camp, although time and again it is declared leftists who incite against Israel and urge others not to ‘buy from the Jews.’ The political lie of mostly right-wing extremist anti-Semitism was told so often that at some point no one raised an objection.” — Ramin Peymani, German-Iranian author

“Political leaders in Europe are only gradually waking up from their multicultural daydreams. However, this is less based on the mature realization that one’s own policy has failed, rather than due to the pressure of voters who fear for their prosperity and security.” — Ramin Peymani, German-Iranian author Continue Reading Article