Multiple injuries were reported at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin commemorating the Nakba and criticizing Israel on Thursday. Police and politicians have condemned the violence.
The article only represents the official narrative by the police, who are known to lie and misrepresent events. Police violence against demonstrations in Berlin especially demonstrations for the rights of Palestinians, but also climate protests is a daily occurence. Police is deliberately escalating violence to suppress protests. See two german languaged articles, one for thursday and one for the larger problem:
If police violence would be reported on accurately and not only when the videos and outrage became too large in a few incidents, the “bürgerliche Mitte” would be shocked to see how democratic their “centrists” parties actually are. So the center and right media tries to avoid reporting on things or well just parrots the police.
I really do not understand what they want to gain by staging a protest like this. They are really not getting their message out to anyone. No bystander will go there and talk to them and inform themselves about their causes (which kind of is the point of a demonstration) when there is a big aggressive mob around. I’m going to lots of demonstrations and know that the police and esp. our Bereitschaftspolizei are too aggressive and sometimes pointlessly violent. But if I saw what was happening there, I would have left immediately. Nothing is gained by such pointless fighting and this only hurts the cause. You do not win any sympathies here by protesting so violently.
Maybe they are outraged that there is a fucking genocide happening while the German state directly and indirectly supports it and they want to express their outrage. Could be that, right?
There is no “both sides” here when the playing field is so uneven. As a protestor, just showing up in a simple motorcycle helmet would be a crime - nevermind the full body armor the cops are wearing.
Because when the police starts storming in, you either can try to fight back or get run over and beaten up.
As i explained police seeks to rscalate violence to discredit protests. Also leaving can be difficult when you are surrounded by police and leaving by yourself makes you easy prey for police. This is why at every demo there is a reminder to arrive and leave in groups.
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Have you even read the article?
The article only represents the official narrative by the police, who are known to lie and misrepresent events. Police violence against demonstrations in Berlin especially demonstrations for the rights of Palestinians, but also climate protests is a daily occurence. Police is deliberately escalating violence to suppress protests. See two german languaged articles, one for thursday and one for the larger problem:
https://taz.de/Nakba-Tag-in-Berlin/!6088163/
https://taz.de/Polizeigewalt-auf-Palaestina-Demos/!6029454/
If police violence would be reported on accurately and not only when the videos and outrage became too large in a few incidents, the “bürgerliche Mitte” would be shocked to see how democratic their “centrists” parties actually are. So the center and right media tries to avoid reporting on things or well just parrots the police.
I did a quick tour through YouTube and, well, I think that this is a case of “both sides”. The protestors are really agressive and violent, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh0-d4-b0A
I really do not understand what they want to gain by staging a protest like this. They are really not getting their message out to anyone. No bystander will go there and talk to them and inform themselves about their causes (which kind of is the point of a demonstration) when there is a big aggressive mob around. I’m going to lots of demonstrations and know that the police and esp. our Bereitschaftspolizei are too aggressive and sometimes pointlessly violent. But if I saw what was happening there, I would have left immediately. Nothing is gained by such pointless fighting and this only hurts the cause. You do not win any sympathies here by protesting so violently.
Maybe they are outraged that there is a fucking genocide happening while the German state directly and indirectly supports it and they want to express their outrage. Could be that, right?
There is no “both sides” here when the playing field is so uneven. As a protestor, just showing up in a simple motorcycle helmet would be a crime - nevermind the full body armor the cops are wearing.
Where do you see protestors initiating violence?
Because when the police starts storming in, you either can try to fight back or get run over and beaten up.
As i explained police seeks to rscalate violence to discredit protests. Also leaving can be difficult when you are surrounded by police and leaving by yourself makes you easy prey for police. This is why at every demo there is a reminder to arrive and leave in groups.
What makes you think so?