"A range of flags were displayed on the London Eye to represent the wide variety of countries of origin of people who live in and contribute to the success of London. These animated flags were small and moving so were not all entirely clear at every point as they gradually formed into the Union Flag."
"I thought this was a hoax, so I checked myself. The Star of David was removed from the Israeli flag during last night's fireworks display at the London Eye. Just a white flag, with two blue stripes - and the Jewish symbol gone. Mayor Sadiq Khan has a lot of explaining to do."
"London marks the new year by erasing the Jews from the State of Israel. This is what Mayor Sadiq Khan presumably means when he says 'antisemitism has no place in London'."
The animated Israeli flag on the London Eye appeared without its central Star of David, showing only white with two blue stripes on television. City Hall denied any deliberate removal and blamed small, moving animated flags that were not always clear for visibility problems. Other blue-and-white flags, including Guatemala, Argentina and Honduras, experienced similar issues during the animation. The Star of David did appear faintly toward the end of the sequence but remained difficult to make out. Viewers condemned the display on social media, especially when the incomplete Israeli flag appeared alongside the Palestinian flag. Former officials, journalists and broadcasters demanded explanations and described the effect as erasing Jewish identity.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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