**There was horror, anger and indignation in Germany about the Hamas attack against Israel. Berlin has assured Israel of its support, but not all political camps are speaking out.**
The attacks against Israel have caused shock, horror, and outrage in Germany. Around 2,000 people joined a solidarity rally at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Sunday, a scene marked by a sea of Israeli flags.
“Berlin stands firmly on Israel’s side,” Kai Wegner, mayor of the German capital, told the crowd, as all the speakers reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself in the face of terror.
“There is no spiral of violence, but rather an attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians,” emphasized the president of the German-Israeli Society (DIG), Volker Beck, adding that Israel had to “ensure that Hamas is no longer able to commit such crimes again.” The DIG invited several Jewish organizations to the event.
**Outrage over pro-Hamas celebrations**
Rallies in support of Israel were also scheduled in other German cities on Sunday, including Cologne. Events are planned for Monday in Hannover and Würzburg, while on Saturday evening, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was illuminated with the Israeli flag.
But on the same evening there were other scenes that caused outrage nationwide. In the Neukölln district of Berlin, some members of the Palestinian prisoner solidarity network Samidoun handed out candy in joy over the terror against Israelis.
The Berlin police has already filed charges against several suspects and Israel’s ambassador Ron Prosor has called for tough action against the network.
Meanwhile, there are concerns about the security of Jewish institutions in Germany. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security precautions for Jewish and Israeli institutions had been increased.
**Police protection for morning prayers**
One sight from a Berlin district on Sunday morning may illustrate what that meant: A rabbi making his way through the quiet neighborhood, on the way to morning prayer in the synagogue, while a few meters behind, a police car followed to keep him safe.
Meanwhile, at a political level, the leaders of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) made a rare joint statement expressing solidarity with Israel.
“The security of the State of Israel is our obligation,” they said, stressing that the two countries were joined in “in a democratic community of values.”
**Scholz calls attacks ‘barbaric’**
Chancellor Olaf Scholz made similar comments in a statement on Sunday afternoon. He pointed out that the Israeli flag had been hoisted outside the chancellery, as well as in front of the Bundestag and the residence of the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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There is no way Germany will ever be against jewish people. Their history will never allow that.
As we should be.
As we should. Hamas tortured a German citizen, murdered her, and then paraded her corpse on the street.
They are barbaric terrorists and we stand with Israel against terrorism.
Does this mean that German state will finally start doing something about terrorism supporters who celebrated recent events on the streets?
don’t blame them
Will Germany welcome the “refugees” who committed the barbaric acts after they start pouring in, no questions asked? Will they punish the ones who celebrated the attacks?
Not German.. what’s the deal with the terror supporters?
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**There was horror, anger and indignation in Germany about the Hamas attack against Israel. Berlin has assured Israel of its support, but not all political camps are speaking out.**
The attacks against Israel have caused shock, horror, and outrage in Germany. Around 2,000 people joined a solidarity rally at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Sunday, a scene marked by a sea of Israeli flags.
“Berlin stands firmly on Israel’s side,” Kai Wegner, mayor of the German capital, told the crowd, as all the speakers reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself in the face of terror.
“There is no spiral of violence, but rather an attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians,” emphasized the president of the German-Israeli Society (DIG), Volker Beck, adding that Israel had to “ensure that Hamas is no longer able to commit such crimes again.” The DIG invited several Jewish organizations to the event.
**Outrage over pro-Hamas celebrations**
Rallies in support of Israel were also scheduled in other German cities on Sunday, including Cologne. Events are planned for Monday in Hannover and Würzburg, while on Saturday evening, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was illuminated with the Israeli flag.
But on the same evening there were other scenes that caused outrage nationwide. In the Neukölln district of Berlin, some members of the Palestinian prisoner solidarity network Samidoun handed out candy in joy over the terror against Israelis.
The Berlin police has already filed charges against several suspects and Israel’s ambassador Ron Prosor has called for tough action against the network.
Meanwhile, there are concerns about the security of Jewish institutions in Germany. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security precautions for Jewish and Israeli institutions had been increased.
**Police protection for morning prayers**
One sight from a Berlin district on Sunday morning may illustrate what that meant: A rabbi making his way through the quiet neighborhood, on the way to morning prayer in the synagogue, while a few meters behind, a police car followed to keep him safe.
Meanwhile, at a political level, the leaders of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) made a rare joint statement expressing solidarity with Israel.
“The security of the State of Israel is our obligation,” they said, stressing that the two countries were joined in “in a democratic community of values.”
**Scholz calls attacks ‘barbaric’**
Chancellor Olaf Scholz made similar comments in a statement on Sunday afternoon. He pointed out that the Israeli flag had been hoisted outside the chancellery, as well as in front of the Bundestag and the residence of the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
[removed]
There is no way Germany will ever be against jewish people. Their history will never allow that.
As we should be.
As we should. Hamas tortured a German citizen, murdered her, and then paraded her corpse on the street.
They are barbaric terrorists and we stand with Israel against terrorism.
Does this mean that German state will finally start doing something about terrorism supporters who celebrated recent events on the streets?
don’t blame them
Will Germany welcome the “refugees” who committed the barbaric acts after they start pouring in, no questions asked? Will they punish the ones who celebrated the attacks?
Not German.. what’s the deal with the terror supporters?
Was it a candy handout? They do that here too