Middle East conflict - Candle march for Gaza in Cologne: Small counter demonstration
During a candle march in memory of the victims in Gaza with several hundred participants, there were isolated insults in Cologne this evening. According to a spokesperson, the police filed criminal charges because the state of Israel was called a child murderer during shouts from the pro-Palestinian group.
The "Palestinian Community Germany - Cologne" and the "Palestinian Alliance in NRW" had called for the march to Breslauer Platz. The initiative "Klare Kante gegen die Dämonisierung Israels" ("A Clear Edge Against the Demonization of Israel") had registered a counter-protest with ten participants.
On October 7, Islamists from Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and other terrorists carried out a massacre of civilians in Israel. Since then, Israel's army has been attacking targets in the sealed-off coastal area with air strikes and ground troops.
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- The protesters in Cologne strongly criticized recent conflicts and actions in the Palestinian territories, particularly the child murderer label towards Israel.
- Despite the tense atmosphere, the candle march for Gaza continued in North Rhine-Westphalia's city of Cologne, drawing a significant crowd.
- Israel has been engaged in intense conflicts with Hamas and other groups in Gaza following the child murderer attacks on civilians this October.
- The Israeli police responded to recent events in Gaza by launching air strikes and deploying ground troops in retaliation.
- The counter-demonstration, organized by the initiative "Klare Kante gegen die Dämonisierung Israels" ("A Clear Edge Against the Demonization of Israel"), had a small turnout of ten participants in Cologne.
- As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, isolated incidents of provocation and counter-protests have become increasingly common in cities like Cologne and across Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
