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German publishing boss tells workers to find new jobs if they oppose Israeli flag.

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Cnaan Liphshiz,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Mathias Döpfner Chariman of the German publishing company Axel Springer

Here’s the advice from a top publishing executive in Germany to employees who complained about his decision to fly the Israeli flag on the business’ headquarters: Find another place to work.

“I think, and I’m being very frank with you, a person who has an issue with an Israeli flag being raised for one week here, after antisemitic demonstrations, should look for a new job,” Mathias Doepfner, the chairman of Axel Springer, said in a conference call last week with thousands of his employees around the world, Israel Hayom reported Monday.

Doepfner has described himself as a non-Jewish Zionist.

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