Overview
- Reports from BILD and WELT describe a stand at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz selling jewelry, boards and textiles showing a Palestine outline that covers all of Israel.
- When questioned, a worker affirmed the items showed “Palestine” and answered “No” when asked whether Israel exists.
- The stall owner declined to discuss politics, filmed reporters without consent, and threatened to call the police, according to BILD.
- A Berlin police spokesman said denying Israel’s existence, without ties to banned groups such as Hamas or Samidoun, does not constitute a criminal offense.
- The Mitte district office said the market organizer determines stall composition; the operator was not reached for comment and no enforcement action was reported.