Overview
- The pro-Palestinian Nakba march, which is scheduled for Saturday in Kreuzberg, has about 1,000 people registered and police plan to field roughly the same number of officers.
- The route runs from Oranienplatz via Kottbusser Damm to Südstern after police talks removed an earlier segment through Sonnenallee.
- A counter-protest by Zionistisches Bündnis Berlin is registered for 2 p.m. in Kreuzberg with about 50 participants, according to police.
- Berlin’s security services say networks involved in mobilizing, including the VPNK, are tied to PFLP and to Hamas sympathizers, which shapes the risk assessment.
- A February ruling by the Berlin Administrative Court upheld bans on large high-risk Nakba marches but found blanket bans on smaller gatherings unlawful, guiding this year’s policing approach.