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The fact that cities like Zurich, Bern and Basel are banning demonstrations and justifying them on the basis of a vague threat situation is devastating. You can even say: the one who does this has not understood anything.
Yes, in the worst case scenario, pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Switzerland are also used by forces who want to openly spread hatred of Jews. The images that are spreading around the world from Germany and other countries are shocking. But the answer to this question cannot be a preventive suspension of freedom of assembly. The message that the state intentionally or unintentionally conveys when a demonstration is prohibited is simple: “No one should hear what you say!”
A pro-Palestinian demonstration as a whole should not raise suspicion. US President Joe Biden (80) put it this way in a speech in Tel Aviv: “The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas. Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people!” Just as the Israelis were victims, the Palestinians were also victims of this terrible conflict.
There is nothing wrong with people on the street wanting to draw attention to the terrible living conditions of Palestinians. Even as Hamas calls for global protests against Israel. And dreams of fires, violence and destruction on the streets. Anyone who restricts basic democratic rights out of fear of such conditions must accept the charge that he is playing the game of those forces that maintain domestic order. This fuels anger and fear. This helps create camps that are irreconcilably opposed to each other. This will divide society instead of uniting it.
Source: Blick
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