Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Berlin to call for end to Israel-Gaza war
The protest in Berlin for Palestinian rights and an end to the conflict in Gaza was well-attended on Saturday. Participants marched from Kreuzberg to the Brandenburg Gate, chanting "Solidarity with Palestine."
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- Published Date: 06:53 | 23 December 2023
- Modified Date: 08:26 | 23 December 2023
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin calling for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip drew a great number of people on Saturday.
Demonstrators marched from the Kreuzberg district of the German capital to the Brandenburg Gate in the city centre under the slogan "Solidarity with Palestine."
Organizers registered a protest for 5,000 people. The gathering was proceeding peacefully, a spokesman said.
Marchers wore Palestinian scarves and carried placards condemning the bombing of the Gaza Strip as a war crime. They called for freedom for Palestine, waving Palestinian flags.
They chanted: "Stop the murder, stop the war, stop the Gaza genocide."
A Berlin branch of the opposition hard-left Die Linke had called the protest. It urged the German government to work towards an immediate and durable ceasefire and for the blockade on the Gaza Strip to be lifted.
Humanitarian aid should be allowed in to provide for the civilian population, Die Linke said.
Demonstrators marched from the Kreuzberg district of the German capital to the Brandenburg Gate in the city centre under the slogan "Solidarity with Palestine."
Organizers registered a protest for 5,000 people. The gathering was proceeding peacefully, a spokesman said.
Marchers wore Palestinian scarves and carried placards condemning the bombing of the Gaza Strip as a war crime. They called for freedom for Palestine, waving Palestinian flags.
They chanted: "Stop the murder, stop the war, stop the Gaza genocide."
A Berlin branch of the opposition hard-left Die Linke had called the protest. It urged the German government to work towards an immediate and durable ceasefire and for the blockade on the Gaza Strip to be lifted.
Humanitarian aid should be allowed in to provide for the civilian population, Die Linke said.
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