The banner—which read, “proswastika.org,” and bore a swastika, Star of David and a cross—is paid for by the International Raelian Movement, an organization dedicated in part to promoting the swastika as a symbol of peace and love used by Hindus and other groups before its adoption by Nazi Germany.
“For thousands of years this symbol only had positive connotations,” said Thomas Kaenzig, a spokesman for the group.
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