The Simon Wiesenthal Center called upon the Lithuanian government to take measures against a local legislator who allegedly burned an Israeli flag and played Nazi military music. Saulis Ozelis, a member of the Taurage City Council, said his actions Sunday were a response to a Wiesenthal Center program offering rewards leading to the conviction of Nazi-era war criminals.
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