According to the police, emergency services were attacked following a pro-Palestine vigil at the Brandenburg Gate, and there were also incidents in Berlin-Neukölln. How to deal with such demonstrations is a topic in the Bundestag today.
Under the motto “Stop the glorification of terror and resolutely combat anti-Semitism,” the Bundestag is discussing how to deal with pro-Palestinian demonstrations this afternoon. The debate requested by the traffic light factions and the Union is intended to clarify how hostility to Israel and expressions of sympathy for the terrorist organization Hamas will be dealt with in the country.
In Berlin and other cities, several pro-Palestinian gatherings have been banned since the major attack on Israel by the militant Islamist Hamas. Most recently, police officers were attacked yesterday evening after an unauthorized pro-Palestine vigil at the Brandenburg Gate and in the Neukölln district of Berlin.
Attacks after a peaceful vigil
According to the police, more than 300 people spontaneously gathered at the Brandenburg Gate and held a peaceful vigil at Pariser Platz. Eyewitnesses report around 1,000 participants. According to the police, after the vigil, some people tried to get further to March 18th Square. The police said on the platform X (formerly Twitter) that emergency services were attacked.
Because of the call for an undeclared pro-Palestine demonstration, the police were also deployed in the Neukölln district of Berlin on Tuesday evening. The police wrote on
Union: You can only acquire a passport if you acknowledge Israel’s right to exist
Against the background of such pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group is once again calling for the acquisition of German citizenship to be linked to a commitment to Israel’s right to exist. In addition, the hurdles for expulsions should be lowered and the minimum sentence for sedition should be increased from three to six months.
The parliamentary group’s first parliamentary manager, Thorsten Frei, told the “Bild” newspaper: “In view of recent events, it is high time for applicants for German citizenship to make an unequivocal commitment to the right to exist of the State of Israel.” The German passport should not be at the beginning, but rather at the successful conclusion of the integration process.
With information from Uli Hauck, ARD capital studio