Overview

• Frankfurt’s assembly authority prohibited Saturday’s United4Gaza demonstration and any substitute gatherings, which organizers had registered for up to 5,000 participants.
• The city cited an extremely tense climate and a likely escalation risk, referencing a Berlin event that officials say included banned symbols, illegal slogans, property damage and assaults on officers.
• Mayor Mike Josef endorsed the ban after consultations with police, and Hesse Interior Minister Roman Poseck called the move urgently necessary to protect Jewish life.
• The Israeli Embassy warned Jews to avoid Frankfurt this weekend, saying violence and radical‑Islamist and antisemitic slogans were to be expected.
• Organizers had not commented by publication time; Jewish and pro‑Israel groups announced a counter‑rally for Sunday at the Alte Oper, and similar bans have previously faced court challenges.