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Berlin Police Halt Pro-Palestinian March, Detain Demonstrators for Banned Symbols

Protesters rallied under 'Solidarität mit Palästina' demands as talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange continue.

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Overview

  • About 300 people gathered in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf under the slogan “Solidarität mit Palästina – Stoppt den Gaza Genozid.”
  • Officers stopped the march at Wielandstraße for security reasons and permitted the rally to continue in place for roughly an hour.
  • Fewer than ten participants were briefly detained for displaying symbols banned under German anti-extremism laws and processed for identity verification.
  • FDP politician Karoline Preisler held a sign reading “Until the last hostage” and was briefly confronted until police intervened to protect her.
  • Demonstrators also condemned arms deliveries to Israel as international negotiations press on for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages.