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Eko

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1. The museum has rules that large objects are not allowed in.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:35 PM

Monday

Access with suitcases, large backpacks and large objects is not permitted, and items cannot be left in the available lockers if their length exceeds 50 cm.
https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/visit
Here is a video that shows the flag briefly in the very beginning.
https://okdiario.com/espana/tres-ancianas-judias-son-expulsadas-del-museo-reina-sofia-vigilante-armado-portar-simbolos-hebreos-16249659
The official length of the Israeli flag, as defined by 1948 legislation, is 220 cm (87 inches)
It looks to be a full sized flag that they are carrying.
None of this excuses the antisemitic things that were said to them.
But it sounds like they broke the rules and were escorted out for that.

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The museum has rules that large objects are not allowed in. Eko Monday #1

You can't bring a huge flag into a museum. yardwork Monday #2

What if it's Greg_In_SF Monday #4

I read that they had an Israeli flag and thought it must be a patch on a backpack maxsolomon Monday #3

It was a full sized flag, you can see it in the first couple of seconds on video here. Eko Monday #5

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