Vienna under protest: Palestinian flags and outraged voices on the street

Vienna under protest: Palestinian flags and outraged voices on the street

Wien, Österreich - At the weekend, several Pro Palestine demonstrations took place in Vienna and Berlin. In Vienna, numerous participants gathered with Palestine flags and flags from Lebanon and Syria, expressed their solidarity. The event started at 2:00 p.m. and moved across the ring towards the town hall around 3:30 p.m., which caused short traffic disruptions. The demonstrators chanted slogans such as "Free Palestine" and demanded the freedom of all political prisoners. In addition, red flyers were distributed, which Israel and Austria showed the "red card", accompanied by allegations that Austria delivered weapons to an "apartheid state" and had voted several times against a ceasefire, as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

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in Berlin was similar: on Saturday evening, about 50 people gathered in Neukölln and chanted anti-Israeli slogans. Here, too, the protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions was reinforced by the police after there were occasional cheering reactions to the attacks of Hamas. Vienna's Vice Mayor Christoph Return described these incidents as "frightening" and called on to show solidarity with the Israeli people in this difficult time, as Kurier

The rallies in Vienna were emotional, but peaceful. The police observed the situation in close cooperation with the security authorities and ensured that the legal provisions regarding meetings are observed. In the current situation, it is discussed how the increasing charity should be dealt with terror and violence, especially with regard to the participation of people with Arabic-Islamic migration background. The debate about extremism and anti -Semitism is carried out intensively in Austrian politics, while the situation is kept in view to ensure necessary protection for everyone involved.