Overview

• The notice declaring “Israeli citizens are not welcome” was displayed inside the restaurant for roughly two to three hours, according to the owner.
• The Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Fürth called the act antisemitic and says it filed a police complaint, with authorities assessing potential criminality.
• Bavaria’s antisemitism commissioner Ludwig Spaenle denounced the exclusion as “unhaltbar und unerträglich” and urged a civic response.
• The Israeli Embassy condemned the posting on X with 1930s comparisons, while the Bavarian Dehoga association distanced the hospitality industry from the move.
• The proprietor rejected allegations of antisemitism, describing the message as a Gaza war protest, as the case is reported alongside similar incidents under scrutiny in Flensburg and at a music shop in Oberbayern.