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Flensburg Shop Owner Charged With Incitement Over Antisemitic Storefront Sign

The local court now weighs the indictment following the owner's confession to posting the notice.

Overview

  • Flensburg prosecutors accuse the man of inciting hatred against Jews in Germany and violating their human dignity in a way likely to disturb public peace.
  • The sign reading "Juden haben hier Hausverbot" hung in the window for about four hours until police arrived, according to the prosecution.
  • Images of the notice spread widely on social media in mid-September, prompting a criminal complaint by state antisemitism commissioner Gerhard Ulrich.
  • In questioning, the owner cited views related to the Gaza war to justify the sign and later said he should have differentiated between Jews' positions on the conflict.
  • The Amtsgericht in Flensburg has not yet decided on admitting the indictment, which prosecutors say was lodged at the end of October.