According to a German news agency journalist, there were loud cheers and chants at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin when participants learned of the Iranian attack on Israel. One activist responded to news of the missiles by dancing happily in the kitchen.
The march was recorded on Tuesday evening in the Wedding district of Berlin under the slogan “Hands off Lebanon – Freedom for Palestine.” About 800 people gathered; The pictures show men and women in blasphemy, drums beating, and Palestinian flags waving.
According to a journalist from the German News Agency (DPA) who was present, at one point a man shouted: “Missiles were fired at Israel.” After that, loud cheers broke out among the audience, and some participants danced and chanted, “God is great.”
Berlin police “did not want to confirm or deny” the events. The cheering and shouting can be seen on video. However, it is not clear what the motive is. There is another video circulating that purports to show the gathering at Leopoldplatz on Tuesday evening. Young men among the participants were seen chanting, “Hamas, Hamas!” According to police, seven criminal charges were brought during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Tuesday evening, and investigations are underway on suspicion of incitement to hatred, insults and resisting police.
A pro-Palestinian demonstration was broken up at Cotbusser Tor in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. According to the police, some participants chanted banned slogans. The demo organizer's call to stop was ignored and the gathering was dispersed.
One of them documented how some pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activists in Berlin were happy about the Iranian attack, and well-known Berlin activist Israa Al-Jahem commented on news photos of the missile strikes in the video. She can then be seen dancing in the kitchen of an apartment with another woman and laughing.
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