Overview

• Israel and Ukraine flags have flown for several months on the Staatskanzlei roof, according to government spokeswoman Ines Filohn.
• BSW lawmaker Melanie Matzies called the permanent display inappropriate and said it does not constitute an effective stance against antisemitism.
• The BSW caucus proposes limiting permanent flagging at state properties to the EU, Germany, Brandenburg and, optionally, the Sorbian/Wendish flag.
• The Interior Ministry says flagging is centrally ordered on specified days, with individual departments otherwise deciding for their offices.
• The dispute follows earlier coalition friction over an Israel pledge in naturalization policy, and the Science Ministry briefly flew the Israel flag between January and March.