A bank in Germany has frozen the account of the anti-Zionist Jewish association Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East and requested a list of its members and their addresses.
The association said that Berliner Sparkasse blocked their account without prior notice for updating customer information.
The bank said in a letter to the association’s board that the move was “precautionary” and requested various documents, including a list of its members’ names and addresses, to be submitted by April 5.
The association questioned the bank’s authority to freeze accounts without explanation, highlighting the unusual request for the list.
It suggested that such a demand resembles inquiries made by intelligence agencies or police exerting political pressure on the Jewish association.