Accusation of anti-Semitism: criticism of the Central Council of Jews

After the anti-Semitism allegations against the Leipzig “Westin Hotel”, the Central Council of Jews criticized the company's reaction.

"After the anti-Semitic hostility against a Jew in Germany, the hotel can think of nothing else than to print the Israeli flag and symbols of Islam on a banner," said the President of the Central Council, Josef Schuster, on Wednesday of the German Press Agency.

Leipzig - The Leipzig synagogue is within walking distance of the hotel.

At a solidarity rally in front of the building on Tuesday evening, employees of the hotel held up a banner on which the flag of Israel and the Islamic crescent could be seen in addition to the hotel name.

Schuster said there was apparently little awareness at the hotel that Jews were part of German society.

"We are also more than irritated that the hotel has not yet made a clear apology to Gil Ofarim."

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Ofarim reported in an Instagram video published on Tuesday that he had not been considered by employees when checking into the Westin Hotel because of his Star of David chain.

A spokesman for the Leipzig hotel said on Tuesday that the company was trying to contact Ofarim.

Ofarim himself initially did not want to comment on the incident on dpa request.

According to his management, he is considering filing a criminal complaint.

So far there has been no official apology from the hotel.

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