2023-10-19 05:53:10
“Groups of people in a heated mood” had gathered in the Berlin district of Neukölln, the police said in the evening on the online service X (Twitter). Fireworks, stones and bottles were thrown at the officers from the crowd, and the police used water cannons.
The police also took action against a banned gathering in Frankfurt am Main.
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“We see how people randomly throw objects onto the street, set them on fire and film themselves and celebrate,” said the Berlin police, describing the situation in Neukölln. Garbage cans and obstacles were placed on the road. According to the information, there were several arrests. “There is resistance to these arrests, so our colleagues have to use direct force,” the police said on X.
“We are taking consistent action”
Following expressions of sympathy for the Hamas attack on Israel, pro-Palestinian rallies have been banned in Berlin since last week. “We are taking consistent action,” said a police spokesman in the evening about the situation in Neukölln. There are always crowds of people on Sonnenallee. Personal details of those involved were also found at Richardplatz.
In another case in Berlin-Mitte, a rally under the motto “Not in my name” was canceled by the organizers a few minutes after it began. The police reported on The police used loudspeakers to ask them to leave the place.
“Forbidden meetings” also in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt am Main, too, the police reported “forbidden replacement meetings” for prohibited rallies. A water cannon was also used to clear a forbidden vigil at the main station, the police said on X. In several cases, she determined the identity of participants and issued expulsions.
In Bremerhaven, around 450 people gathered for a rally under the motto “Peace in the Middle East”. The police spoke of a peaceful incident. Smaller spontaneous gatherings were reported in Kassel and Heidelberg.
Hamas is calling for global anti-Israel protests this weekend
The militant Palestinian organization Hamas has called for global anti-Israel protests over the weekend. A representative of the group, which is classified as a terrorist organization in the EU and US, said at a press conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Wednesday: “We call on our Palestinian people and the people of the Arab and Islamic nation in all cities next Friday (…) to demonstrate.”
- Demos also planned in Linz: According to OÖN information, pro-Palestinian demonstrations will also take place in Linz this weekend. We will report as soon as more information is available.
Protests against “massacres, war crimes and genocides in Gaza” should continue on Sunday. Palestinian fighters crossed the border into Israel a week and a half ago (October 7) on behalf of Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, and carried out massacres. Since then, Israel has been attacking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas called for the expulsion of all Israeli ambassadors to all Arab and Islamic countries and a halt to all diplomatic efforts to normalize relations with Israel.
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