Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament on Friday passed a law outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organizations by the EU, including Hamas, AFP reports.

The new law, which must still be approved by the Bundesrat upper house, also outlaws symbols of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)


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