Ursula von der Leyen: I am concerned about the situation in Israel and Gaza

“Violence must stop,” she said Ursula von der Leyen expressing its concern about the “situation in Israel and Gaza”.

At the same time, he condemned “Hamas’ indiscriminate attacks on Israel” and added that “citizens must be protected on both sides.”

Germany estimated today how rocket launches by Hamas Islamists to Israel are “terrorist attacks” and warned that it would not tolerate “anti-Semitic demonstrations” on its territory.

“Any attack on a synagogue, any damage to Jewish symbols shows that this is not a critique of a state, of a government’s policy, but an attack and hatred against a religion and those who belong to it,” Stephen Seibert told a news conference.

“Those who use these demonstrations to shout their hatred for the Jews are abusing their right to demonstrate,” he said. “Our democracy will not tolerate anti-Semitic demonstrations,” he warned.

Germany’s central Jewish council on Wednesday called for better protection of Jewish institutions in the country following the burning of Israeli flags in front of two synagogues in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian armed conflict.

Rallies in support of the Palestinians are scheduled for tomorrow Saturday in Berlin.

On Tuesday night, flags of the Jewish state were burned in front of two synagogues in Bonn and Münster.

On Monday night, Düsseldorf police were notified that strangers were trying to set fire to a memorial plaque reminiscent of a former synagogue.

The incidents come amid escalating violence between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.

Israel today bombed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and artillery fire in this densely populated Palestinian enclave, which has been under military siege since Monday with Hamas Islamists in power, killing at least 100 people.

“Hamas rocket fire at Israel is a ‘terrorist act,'” Seibert said.

“These are terrorist attacks that have only one purpose: to kill people indiscriminately and arbitrarily and to spread fear,” said the spokesman, who added that Angela Merkel’s government supported “Israel’s right to a legitimate defense against such attacks.” ».

“These rocket fire must stop immediately,” he said.

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