From BZ
A total of three rallies planned to mark the 74th anniversary of the Palestinians’ expulsion from their homes between May 13 and 15 must not take place.
As a precaution, the Berlin police have banned several anti-Israel demonstrations that were announced in the capital until May 15.
“Based on the experience of the past few years and also the more recent past, further findings and the preparation of a prognosis, the examination of the assembly authority has shown that there is an immediate danger that the assemblies will lead to inflammatory, anti-Semitic exclamations, the glorification of violence, the conveying of a readiness to use violence and This could lead to intimidation and violence,” according to a police statement.
The bans concern the following Gatherings to mark the 74th anniversary of the Palestinians’ expulsion from their homes, the so-called “Nakba Day”.
May 13th
Rally, 5-10 p.m., Oranienplatz
May 14th
Rally, 2-6 p.m., Hermannplatz
Rally, 5-10 p.m., Oranienplatz
May 15th
Elevator, 4-10 p.m., Oranienplatz – Adalbertstr. – Kottbusser Damm – Hermannplatz – Hermannstr. exclusively crossing Karl-Marx-Str.
Elevator, 4-7 p.m., Alexanderplatz/Fountain of Friendship of Nations – Dircksenstr. – Karl-Liebknecht-Str. – Unter den Linden – Pariser Platz
On “Nakba Day”, which is celebrated annually on May 15, Palestinians in particular, but also Muslims around the world, commemorate the “flight and expulsion” of around 700,000 Palestinians from the former British Mandate of Palestine between 1947 and 1949.