Overview
- A research team distributed about 1,000 questionnaires at two 27 September demonstrations and received roughly 250 responses, with authors warning the data cannot be generalized beyond the protests.
- Most respondents placed themselves on the left, and nearly two-thirds said they would vote for Die Linke if a federal election were held now.
- Eighty-six percent reported German citizenship, and more than 92 percent had Abitur or higher vocational or university qualifications.
- Majorities voiced dissatisfaction with how democracy is practiced and low trust in the federal government, while expressing higher trust in the judiciary and relying mainly on social media for Gaza news despite limited confidence in those platforms.
- Nearly 90 percent supported German recognition of a Palestinian state, and over 80 percent backed special protection for Jewish life; turnout estimates ranged from about 60,000 (police) to 100,000 (organizers), with events led by the Palestinian Community, Eye4Palestine, Medico International and Amnesty International and backed by calls from Die Linke.