A Viennese 17-year-old tore the Israeli flag from a city temple 1 hour ago
After the Israeli flag was torn from the city temple in the center of Vienna, police were able to identify the suspect. According to the program, the 17-year-old admitted to damaging property, but denied charges of incitement.She only claims that she met two other criminals shortly before the incident. They… A 17-year-old Viennese teenager tore the Israeli flag from a city temple in Vienna 1 hour ago, causing it to be removed. The incident occurred after the flag was removed from the city temple. The suspect, who admitted to damaging property but denied charges of incitement, only claimed to have met with two other criminals shortly before the incident. The flag was hung in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel. Vienna Police Chief Georg Pürstl presented a version of the protection measures designed to protect Jewish citizens, stating that they have been replaced by more effective measures to protect those at risk. However, criticism was also voiced from the SPÖ, NEOS and some coalition partners about the lack of 24-hour security. There was a consensus in condemning anti-Semitism and the hatred of Israel.
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After the Israeli flag was torn from the city temple in the center of Vienna, police were able to identify the suspect. According to the program, the 17-year-old admitted to damaging property, but denied charges of incitement.
She only claims that she met two other criminals shortly before the incident. They are said to have convinced her to take action. The girl also emphasized that she was very drunk.
The incident took place on Saturday evening but came to light only in the evening when video of the events started going viral on social media. You can see the young man put a second man on his shoulder, who then tears down the flag. A young woman stands next to her in a good mood, pointing her hands towards the synagogue.
The flag was hung in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack by the radical Islamic movement Hamas against Israel, said Oscar Deutsch, president of the Israel Faith Society. The flag was raised again this afternoon. “We won’t let ourselves get down,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The flag is fixed again
According to police, a witness to the incident wanted to stop the criminal on Saturday evening. It is reported that during the assassination attempt he was stopped by several unknown people and beaten by a man. As a result, he received a facial injury. The flag was confiscated by police officers who were alerted.
On Sunday, there was criticism not only on social media, but also from the SPÖ, NEOS and some coalition partners about why even Vienna’s main synagogue was not guarded 24 hours a day. The discussion was fueled by a report from the Courier, according to which the Vienna police rejected the relevant instructions from the Office of State Security and Intelligence.
More protection for people at risk
Vienna Police Chief Georg Pürstl presented this version on Sunday afternoon. There was only a one-time requirement for 24 hours due to an abstract risk situation. According to a statement from the Vienna police, they have been “replaced by more effective measures designed to protect people at risk, in particular to protect our Jewish fellow citizens.”
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) defended the behavior of the executive on Sunday, which had so far only been present (at least apparently) during the opening of the synagogue. The police realized that the danger to Jewish institutions was particularly great at this time. Thus presence and covert presence were increased. However, the initial priority was to protect people, including from Jewish schools, shops and sports facilities.
Karner also stressed that he has exchanged views several times with the President of the Israeli Religious Community, Oscar Deutsch, as close coordination is important. Pürstl also stressed that they are in close coordination not only with those in charge of state security and intelligence, but also with those members of the Israeli religious community who deal with security issues.
In any case, the investigations of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Fight against Terrorism are in full swing, Pürstl emphasized. Carner was confident that he could “arrest” the criminals. In the afternoon there was the first successful search. The young woman, who partially confessed, was declared free.
Open criticism and skepticism of the police’s actions came from several quarters. Protecting the Jewish community must be more than a government show, SPÖ spokeswoman for memorial culture Sabine Schatz criticized the lack of 24-hour security. NEOS Homeland Security spokeswoman Stephanie Crisper called for swift and full clarification and consequences as she sees inaction on both Carner’s and Puerstle’s part.
The FPÖ’s criticism of Carner was more general, as he did not initiate the end to asylum. Any Islamist coming to Austria under the guise of asylum poses a potential danger, security spokesman Hannes Amesbauer said. But even the coalition partner is apparently not satisfied with the protection of Jewish institutions. MP David Stögmüller mentioned the military’s support for 24-hour protection of Jewish institutions. He wants an explanation why this is not happening.
Politicians came to a consensus in condemning the crime. There is no place in society for anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel. Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) said he expected those responsible to be identified quickly. Vienna City Church. Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig condemned the incident “in the strongest possible terms” and Lower Austrian Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) spoke about the horrific attack. NEOS chairwoman Beate Meinl-Reisinger hopes for “appropriate criminal consequences.” (APA)
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