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Frankfurt’s System Change Camp Winds Down After Gaza-Related Clashes as Police Probe Attacks and Suspected Arson

The permit faces scrutiny from city leaders following violence.

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Overview

  • Organizers began dismantling the Grüneburgpark encampment on Sunday, saying the assembly will be cleared by Wednesday after the program concluded.
  • Police increased their presence at the park and reported taking criminal complaints related to assaults, vandalism and other incidents.
  • Friday’s confrontations included a red‑paint attack on Jewish counterdemonstrators, which the mayor condemned as antisemitic violence.
  • Camp organizers alleged provocations and violent interference by individuals linked to the FDP, CDU and the pro‑Israel group Honestly Concerned, citing assaults, sabotage and torn posters.
  • Separately, occupants of the Internationalistisches Zentrum on Lahnstraße reported a fire set at a rear door, and Frankfurt police opened an arson investigation.