‘Sickening’: Nazi flag on display in Brisbane
“This is sickening. For someone to fly this symbol of hatred and genocide right above the Brisbane Synagogue on Margaret St is pure evil.”
CONGREGANTS attending Shabbat services at Brisbane Synagogue on Saturday morning were confronted by the sight of a Nazi flag flying from an apartment window above the shule.
The sighting, just days before the anniversary of Kristallnacht, was condemned by Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner who said, “This is sickening. For someone to fly this symbol of hatred and genocide right above the Brisbane Synagogue on Margaret St is pure evil.”
Noting, “Under the current inadequate laws, this is likely to be classified as nothing more than a low-level ‘public nuisance’ [offence],” he added, “It’s time for this vile flag to be banned in Queensland.”
Stating, “That flag and that symbol, the Nazi swastika symbol, represents one of the most evil moments in human history,” Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies vice-president Jason Steinberg lamented, “For that to appear in 2021 in Brisbane over a synagogue is just atrocious.”
Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich added, “This is a hate crime, pure and simple, a stomach-turning outrage that is a stain on our community.
“I call on the Queensland government and the opposition to lock arms and to immediately pass legislation that bans the public display of any Nazi insignia.”
Queensland Police attended the apartment, seized the flag and issued the resident a notice to appear in court later this month for public nuisance.
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