German neo-Nazi ‘anti-Zionism’ protest moved away from synagogue November 25, 2020In this Nov. 20, 2019 photo, a street sign for '143 Adolf Hitler Place' is displayed for an auction at the 'Hermann Historica' auction house in Grasbrunn, near Munich, Germany. (AP/Matthias Balk)(AP Photo/Matthias Balk)German neo-Nazi ‘anti-Zionism’ protest moved away from synagogue Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/german-neo-nazi-anti-zionism-protest-moved-away-from-synagogue/ Email Print “Freedom for Palestine – Humanity is non-negotiable. Stop Zionism!” was listed as the reason for the demonstration.By Lauren Marcus, World Israel NewsA group of German neo-Nazis who planned to protest on Tuesday in front of a former synagogue in the northern German city of Braunschweig were prevented from doing so by local authorities, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.“Freedom for Palestine – Humanity is non-negotiable. Stop Zionism!” was listed as the reason for the demonstration.The far-right Die Rechte party organized and promoted the event on social media. They told followers to meet at the intersection of Steinstrasse and Alte Kniehauerstrasse, near a memorial plaque for the former synagogue.The group did not elaborate as to why they chose the site of a former synagogue to “protest Zionism.”The original meeting time was 7:33-7:45 P.M. on Tuesday, a 12-minute window representing the 12 years of the Third Reich.The event sparked outrage among many in Germany, including Christos Pantazis, a German politician from the SPD party.“Disgusting and repulsive!” he tweeted. “With this targeted provocation, this micro-party reveals its unconstitutional sentiments and should be banned.”During a meeting on Monday night, Braunschweig municipal authorities formally banned the neo-Nazis from gathering “at that time and place.”Read Columbia professor who praised Oct 7 massacre tapped to teach course on ZionismBut despite promises to disperse the event, they granted permission for the group to gather at 8 p.m. at a different location in the city, reported The Algemeiner.The municipal authorities banned the demonstrators from carrying torches and said they must observe coronavirus social-distancing guidelines.Less than a month ago, a different neo-Nazi group, the NPD, held a demonstration in Braunschweig that was attended by some 50 people.In an unrelated incident last Friday, someone hurled a large stone slab and shattered a window in the Essen Jewish Community Center.Additionally, a stone plaque listing the names of Jewish victims of the Nazis was recently stolen from a Jewish synagogue in Wesel. anti-Semitismanti-ZionismGermany
