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Germany Sees Peaceful Vigils and Banned Protests on Oct. 7 Anniversary

Authorities announced new investigations after antisemitic incidents, following large enforcement actions in several cities.

Overview

  • Berlin police enforced a ban on a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration, reporting 193 arrests and 65 investigations for offenses including breach of the peace and incitement.
  • In Kiel, officers ended a pro-Palestinian assembly after repeated violations of conditions, using force to disperse the crowd and opening 56 administrative offense cases.
  • Bremen police documented an unauthorized gathering where an Israeli flag was burned and pyrotechnics were used on tram tracks, with state-security investigations underway.
  • Offenbach’s state security is probing antisemitic insults directed at Jewish community members outside a synagogue, while Osnabrück police detained two men who disrupted a memorial, leaving one officer slightly injured.
  • Mannheim reported two supervised assemblies without incidents, with roughly 180 at a pro-Israel vigil and about 200 at a pro-Palestinian event, as the mayor criticized the timing but said a ban was not legally possible.