Berlin police break up 'Palestine Congress' after two hours. Police say they are expecting spontaneous protest events this weekend.
Emergency services will remain at the event location in Tempelhof, police spokeswoman says. Organizers had announced the congress a long time ago, but kept the exact location secret for a long. time and only announced it on Friday. The police were on site with a massive contingent and sometimes followed the event, which was considered a public meeting, directly in the hall.. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser praised the police's use of the platform X, formerly Twitter, to break up the event. The event had already been protests against the event in advance, including from the Central Council of Jews. On Friday itself there were some protests in the city against the Congress. The participants in the meeting reacted to the official termination by the police with loud expressions of displeasure. Among other things, they chanted “shame on you” in English. The decision therefore applies not only to Friday, but also to Saturday and Sunday.