Police shut down pro-Palestinian gathering in Germany
Among the speakers was activist Salman Abu Sitta, author of a January essay that expressed understanding for the Hamas terrorists who on Oct. 7 attacked Israel.
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Among the speakers was activist Salman Abu Sitta, author of a January essay that expressed understanding for the Hamas terrorists who on Oct. 7 attacked Israel.
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – German police cut the power and shut down a conference of pro-Palestinian activists on Friday after a banned speaker appeared by video link, organisers said. The three-day Palestine Congress, promoted by pro-Palestinian groups including former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’s DIEM25 party, said it aimed to raise awareness of…
Police in the German capital, Berlin, have stopped an event expressing solidarity with Palestinians amid the Gaza war. Authorities said they were concerned over potential antisemitic remarks and glorified violence.
German police cut the power and shut down a conference of pro-Palestinian activists on Friday after a banned speaker appeared by video link, organisers said. ...
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