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HAGEN. The city of Hagen has taken down an Israeli flag at the town hall again. This was to avoid misunderstandings.
Like numerous other cities and municipalities in Germany, the city of Hagen hoisted the Israeli flag at the town hall on Wednesday. As in the previous year, this referred to the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany on May 12, 1965.
Against the background of current events in the Middle East, according to the city administration, the raising of the flag caused anger and was perceived by some people as a one-sided expression of solidarity with regard to the current conflict. There were several complaints, according to a city spokeswoman.
In order to correct this impression and to prevent further misunderstandings, the city of Hagen, in coordination with the Hagen police, took the flag down again on Wednesday.