From the Jerusalem Post:
A German Reigional court in the city of Wuppertal affirmed a lower court decision last Friday stating that a violent attempt to burn the city's synagogue by three men in 2014 was a justified expression of criticism of Israel’s policies.
Johannes Pinnel, a spokesman for the regional court in Wuppertal, outlined the court’s decision in a statement. Three German Palestinians sought to torch the Wuppertal synagogue with Molotov cocktails in July, 2014.
The local Wuppertal court panel said in its 2015 decision that the three men wanted to draw “attention to the Gaza conflict” with Israel.
The court deemed the attack not to be motivated by antisemitism.
The court sentenced the three men – the 31-year-old Mohamad E., the 26 year-old Ismail A. and the 20-year-old Mohammad A.—to suspended sentences. The men tossed self-made Molotov cocktails at the synagogue. German courts frequently decline to release the last names of criminals to protect privacy.
2 comments:
Given that "logic" I can see a lot of reasons to torch mosques. I'm not advocating that, just remarking on the "logic".
That's a very good point.
I wonder how the German courts would feel about that.
In fact, by that logic, there is MUCH MORE reason to torch mosques.
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