No violence toward neo-nazi demo in Dresden, but Berlin police pound anti-fascists
As tens of thousands of people gathered peacefully in Berlin last night in memory of the nine people murdered in the German city of Hanau on 19 February 2020, German police brutally beat demonstrators and arrested several:
An LGBTQ person who was punched in the face by police officers was beaten again when they tried to leave the protest. Meanwhile, a neo-nazi demonstration in Dresden was left unmolested, according to witnesses.
The Hanau shooting spree five years ago by a far-right terrorist killed targeted three bars and a street kiosk, part of the rise of fascism in Germany that has shown itself to be deeply embedded in the German state and particularly its police forces, which commit brutality and wrongful arrests weekly against peaceful left-wing protesters, especially those calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and oppression in occupied Gaza and the West Bank. Human rights groups have called for the state to take immediate action to end this police violence, but have been ignored by the German regime, which is engaged in a multifaceted war to silence pro-Palestinian voices.
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Here is some breaking news from Israel
Will the ceasefire hold or will this be the excuse that Netanyahu has been ‘looking for’?
Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a “suspected terror attack”
Devices in two other buses failed to explode, police say
There have been no reports of casualties as large police forces remain at the scenes
Transport Minister Miri Regev paused all buses, trains and light rail trains in the country so that checks for explosive devices could be carried out, according to Israeli media
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being updated on the situation, his office says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn897l3v3w0t
Will this ‘miraculously’ casualty free attack prove to be another false-flag.
Of course it will! The timing is right on in order to scupper Stage 2, which is fast approaching.