Overview

• Two women associated with the Palestine Rising faction of Neue Generation defaced Dmitri Wrubel’s 1990 Bruderkuss mural with red lettering on June 20, 2025.
• Berlin police arrested three suspects—including the two painters and a man present at the scene—and have opened a property damage investigation.
• The Stiftung Berliner Mauer commissioned the immediate removal of the graffiti while the extent and cost of restoration remain under review.
• Neue Generation describes the action as a protest against German complicity in the Gaza conflict; the group evolved from the Letzte Generation climate movement.
• The incident has prompted debate over balancing protection of cultural heritage with the right to political expression on public art.