German police arrested several protesters at a Palestinian demonstration in Berlin on Saturday, forcing them to stop playing music against Israeli occupation and chant slogans, Al Mayaden reported did.
Law enforcement officers wearing anti-Riott gear disrupt a rally of hundreds near the Wittenberg Platz Metro station. There, demonstrators gathered under the slogan to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
Protesters played music in Arabic, critical of the Israeli regime, recited slogans in Arabic, and gave speeches in Arabic, opposed Israeli occupation and the United States. Police ordered the music to be stopped and demanded that the demonstrators open the square.
Many attendees wrote, “From the hands of the West Bank,” “Armake Israel,” “Gaza is not for sale,” “Palestinian freedom,” and “Palestinian children deserve to grow up.” He held a Palestinian flag and sign.
With almost 250 officers deployed, police refused to order dozens of people leaving and opposed the demonstrators after sitting in. Several protesters were arrested for what witnesses described as forced repression.
Meanwhile, a group of well-known German scholars have criticised lawmakers for what is seen as a shift towards authoritarianism. Professor Michael Tull of the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) said that the controversial anti-Semitism resolution passed has curtailed academic freedom and criticised Israeli policy. He warned that it could be suppressed. Professor Ralph Michael of the Max Planck Institute also condemned political pressure on free expression in Germany.
Legal experts and civil rights advocates have repeatedly urged lawmakers to pass lawmakers to protect free discourse and curb police crackdowns against peaceful protesters.
MNA