What else does this have to do with Labor Day?
In Leipzig on May 1st, dozens of anti-Semites joined the peaceful protests and openly called for the annihilation of Israel.
The German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) tried with all its might to keep a pro-Palestinian group away from its demos, but in the end the police intervened – and were themselves badly attacked!
“There is no room for that at our rally”
In the afternoon, self-confessed Jew-haters from the “Handala” organization simply joined the DGB demonstration Leipzig connected. As a video on the Internet shows, the local boss then attempted to pull down Palestine flags from participants.
“We didn’t want any national or territorial flags at our demonstrations today because the focus is on the conflicts over better working conditions,” Manuela Grimm told BILD. “Some participants initially did not comply with the request.”
Because the followers of “Go away” did not take to the streets for “more pay, more free time, more security”. They protested against an alleged genocide in the Gaza Strip and later shouted the sometimes criminal slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Means: There is no room for the Jewish state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean.
“There is no space for this at our rallies,” emphasized the Leipzig DGB managing director.
Police stop Israel haters
When the enemies of Israel moved on alone, the police stopped them Demonstration finally and warned through a loudspeaker that inflammatory words were prohibited. The speech was then translated into Arabic.
A police spokeswoman: “There is an interpreter on site so that possible criminally relevant statements can be checked. Because of the banned slogan, charges were filed.”
But the anti-Israel slogan didn’t stop there: the “Handala” supporters chanted “1. May – road clear – death and hatred of the police!”
Anti-Semitic slogans were also shouted in Berlin and Rostock on May 1st. After attacks on police officers, a… The demonstration in Stuttgart was even broken up.