The flag had been flying since the large-scale Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, as a sign of solidarity with Israel’s partner city, Be’er Sheva.
On Monday, October 13, Mayor Dieter Reiter, together with Deputy Mayors Dominik Krause and Verena Dietl, and the chairs of the city council factions, welcomed Israeli Vice Consul Silvia Berladski Baruch to the town hall. Berladski Baruch was representing Consul General Talya Lador-Fresher, who was unable to attend due to official travel abroad.
Reiter explained: “I am relieved that more than two years after the terrible assault on Israel, the last living hostages are finally free, the guns have fallen silent, and we can have hope for a peace process. We have now been able to take down the Israeli flag from the town hall. Today is a day when we can at least be cautiously optimistic that peace in the Middle East is possible. We continue to stand firmly by our Israeli partner city, Be’er Sheva.”
Vice Consul Berladski Baruch expressed her gratitude for the support: “We thank the state capital of Munich very much for the solidarity shown over the past two years by flying the Israeli flag and through other events. Together with you, we hope for a better future for Israel and the entire Middle East.”
The Israeli flag had been flying at Munich City Hall since October 7, 2023, immediately after the deadly attack on Israel by the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas. The Ukrainian flag continues to fly alongside it as a sign of Munich’s solidarity with its partner city, Kyiv.
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