The Democratic State Party fraction in the Berlin City Council has put an interpellation at the meeting of the City Executive demanding drastic action to prevent any repetition of the anti-Jewish excesses, complaining that they are harmful to the city’s reputation abroad and cause serious economic losses to the city, including the municipal revenue, apart from the actual damage done to buildings and shops. In addition, the City authorities would lose further by having to pay compensation to the victims.
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