2023-10-21 22:27:48
On Saturday night, an Israeli flag was torn from the Vienna City Temple. A video showing a man taking part in the probably politically motivated action was posted online in the evening by Bini Guttmann, a board member of the World Jewish Congress. According to “Kurier”, the police have confirmed the incident. It is said to have happened at 2 a.m. According to the police, they are still looking for the perpetrators.
The perpetrator was supported by another young man who lifted him onto his shoulders. A young woman standing nearby imitates a machine gun.
For Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens), it is “completely unacceptable” that “such an anti-Semitic provocation” has occurred in front of the Vienna City Temple in the current situation. This must be “clarified as quickly as possible” – and “as does the apparent lack of surveillance by executive forces.”
Green Party representative Georg Bürstmayr is horrified by the crime on X (formerly Twitter). He will immediately investigate the question of why it was even possible “and what exactly didn’t happen here.” Jewish institutions are protected by the police and army, but apparently sometimes only during their opening hours.
Vienna’s deputy mayor Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) called the incident “simply disturbing”. Attacking a Jewish institution and filming yourself must have consequences: “I expect harsh punishment for this open anti-Semitism.”
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