Israel summons Austrian diplomat over ‘Nazi’ T-shirt

VIENNA: Austria's foreign ministry has summoned an attache from its embassy in Israel after he posted a picture of himself on social media wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of a Nazi tank division. A screenshot of the post on Juergen-michael Kleppich's Facebook page shows him in the green shirt with the words "Stand your ground" and "Frundsberg", the Falter weekly reported. The last name of Georg von Frundsberg, who was a mercenary in the 15th century, was used by the Nazis during World War II for its 10th SS Panzer division. The garment is sold by Phalanx Europa, an online shop that sells "patriotic" clothing for followers of the nativist Identitarian movement. The episode is the latest embarrassment for a member of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOE) since it came to power in December in a coalition with the centre-right People's Party.