Protests In Berlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berliners Protest The 2009 Massacre In Gaza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

German Police Arrest 8 In Israel-Gaza Protest

Berlin police arrested eight demonstrators at a Israeli-Gaza protest. Berlin's Jewish leaders filed charges of 'Incitement to hate' based on posters the protestors carried.

Levi Salomon of Germany's 'High Council Of Jews', said some of the posters were anti Semitic.  7

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

   

Berlin's Police Commissioner

Police spokesman Michael Mass said that while the demonstration was "for the most part peaceful," arrests were made on charges that included incitement to hate, breach of peace.

   

 

 

 

 

 

Jewish Leader Orders Arrests

Salomon saw a family with small children holding a sign that read "Israelis are child murderers."  Salomon then ordered the police  to arrest the adults, and they obeyed.

Salomon said, what made the statement illegal was its condemnation of Israelis as a people.  8

   

 

 

 

 

 

High Council Of Jews Files A Lawsuit

Salomon filed a suit in Berlin on Jan. 2 in connection with a demonstration four days earlier where protesters were reported to be carrying signs reading "Death to Israel,"and "Juden Raus," or "Kick out the Jews."

   

 

 

 

 

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