I would like to provide some context to this video. It was filmed in Berlin, at an Pro-Palestine / anti-Israel demonstration.
Multiple journalists have been attacked during the demonstration. Levi Salomon, a journalist active in the JFDA e.V (Jewish Forum for Democracy and against Antisemitism) has been attacked by a woman who poured hot tea over him. Multiple policemen attempted to arrest this woman, but she was protected by other demonstrants. This video has been filmed directly after this incident. It shows heavy police violence that cannot be apologized, however I find this context very important.
According to the German Journalist Union (duj), more than 100 attacks on journalists during pro-palestine demonstrations have been reported in 2024. There are also police investigations running about an "enemy list" with journalists names and their private addresses.
You can read this source here, unfortunately it is in German.
I gave my best to report this in a neutral way, but if you are angry, you can of course down vote.
You are linking a right wing Zionist paper as a source which is famous for making stuff up.
This is not context this is just misinformation. Your alleged context also makes no sense with the video as the cops are mashing in skulls instead of trying to break through.
It is indeed a more conservative / center-right newspaper. That doesn't mean it is wrong. The German media landscape is much diverser and more free than what you are used to in the US.
Here is another source from a more liberal newspaper.
But let's be honest here, you are angry and do not care about information outside your bubble. That's okay, downvote and move on.
I did Nazi that coming.
I don’t what it is about opposing the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine that brings out the worst in Western governments and security apparatuses
Zionist money.
Perfect optics. Exactly the outcome the protesters were looking for.
ACAB forever.
Those cops punch like I do in my dreams. Throwin hay makers and not landing a single shot. Pathetic
That’s on purpose. The protestors made a human chain and the cops are trying to break it up. The punches are aimed so it encourages to let go of the neighbor.
They are not using the batons they also carry with them.
Germany was wrong the first time and here we are they are wrong again lol
Loving the irony of that fully armored Nazi police fuck pushing and punching an unarmed old woman on her face, front-and-center of this video.
We will maybe break up with usa but never with israel. Fucking shameful what germany of all places is endorsing.
As a state, it's easier to support Israel than to actually take some fucking responsibility.
are those flags for women's rights movement?
No those are palestinian flags
"Ah shit this is the wrong spot! The Palestine meetup is over there!"
Should women be allowed to speak up about something they care about on women's day? Thats the real discussion
Well, someone wasn't at a protest today. /s
No, very much the opposite.
The civilized Western world is ramming some sense into these crazy women holding Palestinian flags where the most women are killed worldwide by the West.
Truly this is peak civilization.
I can only imagine the comments if this was Iran instead of Germany.
Were they actually breaking any law or did the government just decide it wanted to give them a beating?
Maybe a hot take but if you are breaking the law, you should still not receive a beating.
Before police attacks a crowd like that, they give a warning to stop whatever illegal activity the protesters are doing.
Agreed otherwise. Force should only be used if absolutely necessary.
"They are being investigated for particularly serious breach of the peace, liberation of prisoners, resisting law enforcement officers and using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations."[...]
"Seven officers were injured, but were able to continue their duties. Journalists were also attacked. 28 people were reportedly arrested." [...] "Participants also used umbrellas to block the view of a pro-Palestinian block. Some police officers were attacked with bottles, kicks and punches. Officers then “repeatedly used physical force”, it was reported."
The German state is incredibly repressive against solidarity for Palestine.
Very fake as most of the pro-palestinian propaganda here and in other websites.
Being in favor of having a Palestinian state implies that:
- no Hamas or any terrorist organization can be in power
- stop teaching children to hate Jews (very common in Muslim countries by the way)
- stop repressing liberal movement ("we want to live" movement for example, weird that nobody talked about it uh?)
Israel needs to stop the hostilities but it is absurd that "pro-palestinian" are more and more blind and justify easily the atrocities that the radical Muslims do to their own people. Why do people not have critical thinking?
This is not a war to obtain the legal status of the State and being recognized by Israel, the place was owned and managed by Egypt, the same that has tunnels connected to Palestine, the same that did not accept any refugees, the same countries around Palestine that did not accept them, even Lebanon where Hezbollah is. This is a war that a terrorist group decided to do because of foreign investments from Muslims that are ideologically against any Jew to be alive, this is why they repressed all the protestors in Palestine ALL THE TIME.
Do you want to criticize Israel for their behavior? Be my guest, I agree and I am totally against any cruelty or anything that resembles oppression but if you think Hamas or any of them do it for freedom you have absolutely no idea what you are saying and you are naive.
Mohammad Tawhidi, Mosab Hassan Yousef and hundred of people said exactly this but westerns think they know Islam better than an Imam in Dubai or Saudi Arabia that says exactly how dangerous they are.
I don't know the context of the video.
But yes, covering your face on a demonstration is illegal and can lead to up to 1 year in jail.
Up to 1 year in jail and 20 punches to the face apparently...
How are you going to build a fascist database of enemies if the protestors cover their face?
Pretty sure nowadays in germany the palestanian flag basically counts as promoting a terrorist organization. So yeah they broke the law but the law is bullshit and still shouldnt allow the officers to exert physical violence.
You can fly the Palestinian flag just in Germany. Some slogans are typically illegal at protests like „from the river to the sea“ and a bunch of other stuff. Every protest gets its own extra rules, if deemed necessary. For example chants in Arabic might be forbidden because of incitement or hate speech in Arabic at related previous protests.
Which city? BE is Berlin?
Berlin today. Source https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1898481083424890942
Yea, gonna need a source on this one. Not buying it otherwise
Are you being malicious or just stupid?
Flying flags of an Arab country on a day dedicated to women's rights is insulting.
it’s a signal that if they wanna protest for Palestine, they can do it in their homeland but not in EU
Seriously, why ruin International Woman’s Day by mixing it with Palestine conflict 🫤
Nothing says "pro women" like dictating what they can or cannot say on women's day.
Also its racist to think these are just immigrants and not european citizens.
indeed now when I read back my comment it sounds really harsh, I’m sorry about this I did not mean it
Because the EU and especially Germany is mass murdering and oppressing women in Palestine.
Liberals barging in here like the shining beacon of racism they are is truly disgusting. But examplary of its ideology. "Equality for all who are white."
