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Stones fly at police – More than 800 individuals at Palestine demonstration
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Already on Monday, quite a few folks demonstrated for Palestinian considerations at Berlin's Alexanderplatz
Source: dpa/Paul Zinken
In the Berlin district of Neukölln, there have been minor riots at a pro-Palestinian demonstration this night. Media representatives have been allegedly insulted because the “lying press” and a few cops have been pelted with stones.
Rand 850 folks gathered for a pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin-Neukölln on Tuesday night at round 7 p.m. There have been no uncommon incidents, mentioned a police spokesman on Wednesday morning. Police forces broke up the demonstration at Hermannplatz late within the night.
However, round 200 individuals remained on the sq. within the Neukölln district. Early on Wednesday morning, the police declared their operation over. According to the German Press Agency, it was initially unclear whether or not there have been any clashes or arrests.
Meanwhile, reporters from the “Bild” newspaper reported that individuals within the demonstration gave the cops on website the center finger and threw stones at them. Participants additionally set off pyrotechnics.
In phrases of content material, the demonstrators in solidarity with Palestine accepted the view that “all of Berlin” hates “the police” and continued to demand the liberation of Israel. As “Bild” reported, media representatives current have been insulted as “lying press”.
The protest was primarily directed in opposition to Israel's coverage and army operations within the Gaza Strip after radical Islamic Hamas terrorists attacked the state on October 7. The protest was additionally directed in opposition to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German media protection, based on the newspaper.
“It is legitimate to protest against the policies of the Israeli government. But anyone who attacks people with pyrotechnics, bottles or other projectiles is abusing the fundamental right to freedom of assembly and committing crimes for which there is no legitimacy whatsoever, regardless of the issue. Our laws are not a bargaining chip, they are the framework that secures our democratic coexistence.” This evaluation of the demonstration night was given to BILD by Berlin's GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro.
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