A student in Germany was fined 300 Euros for displaying an Israel flag at a demonstration organized by muslims in opposition of the IDF Operation Cast Lead in January. The student chose to not reveal her identity when talking about the incident publicly. She feared for her safety due to the "massive problems with Nazis." When the Jerusalem Post asked the district court what had happened, they replied that displaying the Israeli flag was a "violation of the right to assembly" and that the demonstrators failed to register their protest. jpost
What is very suprising about the German officials singling out the woman with the Israeli flag is the fact that Palestinian supporters "compared Israel with Nazi Germany." One would think that Palestinians comparing Israelites to a horrible experience in Germany would make the Germans more upset than an Israeli flag.
I am very much in favor of protest, but her story does not make sense. I believe that she provoked the German Police to take action. The report says that "she wasn't saying anything offensive," so doesn't it seem a little far fetched for her to get fined based on "only" showing the Israeli flag?
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