In front of the stage, close the Column of Victory, there are mostly young people. The atmosphere resembles the festival. Many came in Kufia’s scarves — an arabian headgear symbolizing solidarity with Palestine. They sit and talk, here and there odor marijuana. Many hold banners with inscriptions “stop genocide”, “who looks away, becomes complicit” or “immediately halt arms exports”. Someplace you see Palestinian flags.
According to police on Saturday, about 60,000 people went to Berlin streets to protest against Israeli actions in Gaza. This is the largest number of protesters since the outbreak of the mediate East War about 2 years ago. The demonstrators say that the number of participants exceeded 100,000. any of them met in the evening before the triumph Column to attend the rally “All Eyes on Gaza” (All Eyes on Gaza). The event was organised by a group of 50 associations and individuals.
When actor Pegah Ferydoni goes on phase and starts reading the terms of participation in the event, the crowd is silent.
Among another things, it is forbidden to rise hatred speech or to advance the demolition of the State of Israel or its people. Indeed, no major incidents were reported that evening. In the past, Palestinian demonstrators repeatedly utilized anti-constitutional symbols or shouted banned slogans.
“We argue crimes against humanity”
— We are here present to give a signal to the national government to end his involvement, says Ferydoni. The crowd chants: “free, free, free Palestine!”. Shortly thereafter, Melika Foroutan's moderator takes the floor. “It is besides German weapons that kill civilians. It is besides German ammunition that hits the heads of two-year-old children. We kill too, he says.
It demands "immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian aid". “We besides do not support 7 October crimes and ongoing hostage abductions in the Gaza Strip. We are here due to the fact that we argue crimes against humanity and genocide,” he adds. The audience is applauding.
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Activist Basem Said says the German government is “not on the side” in this war. “The German government politically conceals and defends crimes against civilians in the Gaza Strip,” he says. He adds that Germany has a moral and historical work to “be peculiarly committed to today's victims”.
From the rear rows of the audience there are always louder shouts of “free Palestine”. A group of about 30 people break through a crowd of participants to scope the stage. They hold a poster with the inscription "Boikot, withdrawal of investments and sanctions" (Boycott, Division and Sanctions, BDS). Many demonstrators are clearly surprised. They don't seem to know how to react. any join the cry of “free Palestine”.
“This is genocide”
The BDS boycott run aimed at the economic, cultural and political isolation of Israel is highly controversial internationally. Critics see the anti-Semitic tendencies in it, and supporters see it as a peaceful form of protest against Israeli politics. erstwhile the protest march stops in front of the phase and continues chanting the slogan “free Palestine”, Basem Said tries to signal with his participants' hands to calm down. He continues his speech, shortly the cheers are silent. BDS poster disappears in the crowd
Meanwhile, under the Luna Monteiro Bailey and Mersedeh Ghazaei triumph Column, they evidence a video for social media. They are both moving in next year's elections to the Baden-Württemberg national parliament for the left (Die Linke). They say they came to a rally peculiar from Stuttgart.
Luna Monteiro Bailey and Mersedeh Ghazaei at the rally "All eyes turned on Gaza", 27 September 2025.Nicolas Walter / Die Welt
— I'm here due to the fact that I'm human. I am a caregiver and I see a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, I see the suffering of people as a consequence of this genocide. If we draw conclusions from planet War II and advocate the slogan "never again", this must besides apply to Palestinians. They deserve a decent life, says Bailey.
Whether force in Gaza is considered genocide is simply a dispute in Germany. besides left-wing organization Die Linke agreed not to usage the word "genocide" until the global Court of Justice has given its ruling on the matter. On Saturday afternoon, however, Ines Schwerdtner's president left the party's authoritative position. — This is genocide, she said.
"People will no longer tolerate this"
Bailey and Ghazaei request that German arms exports to Israel be halted. Mersedeh Ghazaei, a leading leftist candidate in Baden-Württemberg, emphasizes that she has Iranian roots and part of her household lives in Iran. “When I say that weapons should not be exported, it is not only due to moral convictions, but besides due to the fact that I know that this can affect my family,” she says. In fresh months Israel and Iran repeatedly attacked each another militarily.
Ghazaei is convinced that Palestinian demonstrations put force on politicians. — If you perceive to Merz, you can see that Now he speaks in a completely different speech than at the beginning of his word of office “ He says. “People will no longer tolerate this. Currently, 100,000 people are involved, but if nothing changes, the number may increase to 200,000 or 300,000,” he adds. Indeed, late Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and abroad Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) criticized Israel.
None of the women deny that there have been always more frequent anti-Semitic incidents since October 7. “Anti-Semitism is simply a immense threat in Germany. But you gotta look at it at a distance. The demonstration is directed against the Israeli government, but it is not anti-Semitism “ Bailey says.
“Fill apartheid immediately”
Many people attending the demonstration point out that they do not want to talk to Axel Springer, to whom the publishing home belongs “Die Welt”. Daniela Fischer breaks through a crowd of demonstrators and returns home. A 67-year-old girl holds an Amnesty global banner in her hand, which says: “end Israel apartheid immediately”. She says she does not read "Die Welt", but is ready to talk.
Daniela Fischer, associate of the pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin, 27 September 2025.Nicolas Walter / Die Welt
By apartheid, he means "the attitude that Palestinians in Israel are treated by the government there as second-class citizens". He besides believes that Germany is complicit in providing Israel with weapons. “This policy is simply unbearable, unbearable,” he says.
— The number of people gathered here is impressive, he says. The demonstration is considered "full success". He hopes that politicians will see "social sentiments". He hopes for a solid general strike in broad society to further increase force on politicians.
On stage, violinist Michael Barenboim accuses the Israeli government of genocide, the goal of which is “to erase the past, the present and the future of Palestinians”. In the remainder of the rally, participants commemorate a minute of silence victims of the Gaza War. Finally, there are respective musicians, including the hip-hop band K.I.Z.
Although this rally continued calmly, arrests occurred during another Palestinian demonstrations held in Berlin on Saturday. The Berlin Police informed on X of a full of 72 "Limitations of Freedoms", including the dissolution of the demonstration proceeds due to "the scope of crimes". Tagesspiegel's diary reports that Hamas' terrorist organization was worshiped there. In general, however, the Berlin police say optimistically: "the absolutely peaceful course of events with so many people."
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