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After the attacks on Israel, the mood between Palestinians and Jews in the rest of the world is also warming. In many cities, people are taking to the streets with Palestinian flags and demonstrating for their respective positions.
A fight broke out at a German high school in Berlin-Neukölln. A 14-year-old went to school around 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning wearing a Palestinian flag as a cape and a Palestinian scarf around his head, police wrote.
Headbutt, punch to the face and a kick to the stomach
A video on X, formerly Twitter, shows the boy taking the flag from his backpack and holding it in the air. Cries of ‘Allah’ can be heard. A teacher (61) immediately rushed to the student and tried to forbid him from making a political statement. However, the student did not comply with the request.
Shortly afterwards, a 15-year-old intervened to show solidarity with his younger friend. According to the police, an argument escalated shortly afterwards: the 15-year-old student allegedly hit the teacher on the head, after which the teacher allegedly defended himself with a ‘slap with the palm of his hand’. against the student’s head.
Complaints filed and students suspended
Police wrote that he eventually attacked the teacher with a kick to the abdomen. The kick and punch can also be seen in the video. Abuse was reported against the teacher and the student.
The school immediately set up a crisis team, a spokesperson told the Tagesspiegel: “It is clear that teachers are not allowed to be aggressive or even violent towards students. “The case will therefore also be assessed from a disciplinary perspective.” Two students involved have been suspended until the end of the week.
The video was shared by a left-wing politician. He considers the 61-year-old guilty and speaks of “violence by a teacher”. According to him, the teacher started the fight and the student ‘just defended himself’. The politician’s statements contradict police descriptions. In the video, those involved in the crucial scenes are hidden by other students.
Protests in many other cities
The students are not alone in their action. All over the world there are not only solidarity actions with Israel, but also more and more protests against the Israeli counter-offensive. For example in the US.
The White House was lit up in Israeli colors on Tuesday evening and there were peace demonstrations in front of it. At the same time there were protests by Palestinian supporters. They demand that the US no longer support Israel. The two groups clashed in the streets and violent clashes broke out.
In the Australian city of Sydney, the famous opera house shone in the colors of Israel. People also gathered there and marched through the city to the monument. Some members of the protest shouted “Fuck Israel,” covered their faces or threw flares at the illuminated opera house. A video on social media shows the Israeli flag being burned.
Protests for Palestinian liberation also took place in several French cities. Video footage shows police in Lyon using tear gas and batons in the fight against demonstrators.
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
