Several hundred people gathered in Berlin on Friday for a controversial "Palestine Congress" The congress, whose exact location the organizers kept secret for a long time and only announced on Friday, sparked protests. A non-partisan “alliance against anti-Semitic terror” declared that glorification of terror and calls for the destruction of Israel were to be expected.
Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner called it “unbearable” that such a congress was taking place in the capital.. Organizers of a “Palestine congress” in Berlin are accusing Israel and Germany. This causes contradiction. The organizers initially only wanted to allow selected media representatives in. The number of participants at the congress was limited by the police to 250 per day for fire safety reasons. The Berlin police viewed the congress as a public meeting and, similar to demonstrations, issued so-called conditions, i.e. bans. The burning of flags, calls for violence against Israel and symbols of terrorist organizations were prohibited.