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About 3,500 attend pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin; several are detained
About 3,500 people joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin’s government district and central city.
The march, called “United4Palestine - No Peace on Stolen Land,” ended at Alexanderplatz after its planned route was changed.
Police said the event was largely calm, but temporarily detained a single-digit number of people over banned symbols or slogans they said incited hatred.
A small group of counter-protesters displayed Israeli flags along the route.
Police had announced that about 1,400 officers, including reinforcements from elsewhere in Germany, would be on duty.
The demonstration took place against the background of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s military response, which began days later.
Police had reported clashes and arrests at a pro-Palestinian protest the previous Wednesday; no further action after this demonstration was specified.
About 3,500 people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin, according to police.
The march, titled “United4Palestine - No Peace on Stolen Land,” went from the Chancellery through the city centre to Alexanderplatz.
Police said the demonstration was largely peaceful, but made a single-digit number of temporary arrests over prohibited symbols or inciting slogans.
A small group of counterdemonstrators carrying Israeli flags called for Berlin to be freed from Hamas.
- Who
- About 3,500 demonstrators, according to police, and a small group of counterdemonstrators.
- What
- A pro-Palestinian demonstration took place; police made a single-digit number of temporary arrests.
- When
- October 10, 2026, the date the article was published and the demonstration was described as taking place.
- Where
- Berlin, from the Chancellery through the city centre to Alexanderplatz.
- Why
- The demonstration was titled “United4Palestine - No Peace on Stolen Land”; further reasons are not stated.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Counterdemonstrators
Purpose
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Demonstrators marched under the title “United4Palestine - No Peace on Stolen Land.
Counterdemonstrators
Counterdemonstrators called for Berlin to be freed from Hamas.
Free Palestine, free Palestine
Free Berlin from Hamas!
Hamas attackers struck Israel, killing well over a thousand people, according to the article.
The Israeli army began a counterattack, which the article says caused tens of thousands of deaths.
About 3,500 people marched from the Chancellery through central Berlin to Alexanderplatz.
- Participants
- About 3,500, according to police
- Route
- Chancellery to Alexanderplatz, via central Berlin
- Arrests
- A single-digit number of temporary arrests
- Police deployment
- About 1,400 officers had been announced
- Demonstration title
- United4Palestine - No Peace on Stolen Land
Sources
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