A poster prohibiting Jews from entering was hung up in a German store

In Flensburg, businessman Hans Velten Reisch caused outrage when he put up a sign in his shop window reading “Jews are not allowed.” He added that this was not anti-Semitism, but a protest against the Israeli attacks in Gaza, reports European Conservative.

The police removed the poster to prevent a threat to public order, but the sign remained visible inside the store.

The reactions of the public and politicians were sharp—Mayor Fabian Geyer spoke of a reminder of “the darkest chapters of German history,” while Felix Klein, the commissioner for combating anti-Semitism, described the act as “anti-Semitism in its purest form.”

Minister Karin Prien emphasized that anti-Semitism would not be tolerated in Germany. The store became the target of a boycott and graffiti reading “Nazis out.”

The police filed several criminal complaints, and the public prosecutor's office is considering charges of incitement to hatred. Reisch defends himself, saying he is not an extremist and “only said what he thinks.”

(mja)