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Vienna Police Charge 3 for Waving Israeli Flag and Offending Palestinians at Rally
(Jerusalem Post) Benjamin Weinthal - Vienna police are pursuing criminal charges against three pro-Israel activists for waving an Israeli flag in protest of anti-Semitic slogans at an anti-Israel rally near the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 8. The police are seeking a 100-euro fine or two days in jail for the activists. The charge sheet dated Jan. 3 states that the activists "showed an Israeli flag at a rally in an extremely provocative way and manner that was visible for participants at the rally and thereby produced considerable offense and provocation among the Palestinian protesters." The protesters were permitted to wave the Palestinian and Turkish flags.