German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says Germany won't tolerate anti-Semitic demonstrations amid tensions in the Middle East.
Anti-Israel protests in several cities this week have drawn condemnation, particularly a protest outside a synagogue in Gelsenkirchen, where a video caught dozens of protesters waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and yelling expletives about Jews.
Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday that "our democracy will not tolerate anti-Semitic demonstrations."