The Daily Populous Friday August 30th, 2024 day edition
Authored by jpost.com and submitted by Hazy_Future

A Berlin Holocaust memorial honoring non-Jews who protested against the persecution of their Jewish family members was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti on Wednesday, according to the Berlin Police and European Jewish Congress.

"Jews are committing genocide," was scrawled across the Rosenstrasse protest memorial according to EJC.

A Palestinian flag and the slogan "free Palestine" was spraypainted on the ground in front of the sculptures.

The Berlin police said that it covered the graffiti and the investigation was transferred to state law enforcement that investigates politically-motivated crime.Gem

"This outrageous disrespect of Shoah victims doesn't advance the Palestinian cause," said the EJC. "It is simply unacceptable." Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2024. (credit: Lisi Niesner/Reuters)

In February 1943, hundreds of non-Jewish Germans, mostly women, protested outside the Rosenstrasse building were Jewish spouses and children had been held by Nazi police. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Gestapo deported 25 of the incarcerated people to Auschwitz, and many others were sent to labor camps.

The same night as the vandalism, an anti-Israel protest was held in the same borough, according to the Berlin Police. Law enforcement attempted to disperse the unauthorized protest at the Berlin Central Station but reportedly responded with by chanting anti-police and anti-Israel slogans. Seventy-two criminal investigation were opened by police for the use of terrorist organization symbols and for violating the Berlin Freedom of Assembly Act which requires authorization for public demonstrations.

TenchuReddit on August 30th, 2024 at 01:06 UTC »

“And to demonstrate my courage of conviction, I’m going to spread this message by defacing a sacred memorial while no one is looking so that I don’t have to face the consequences of my actions!”

Bdub421 on August 30th, 2024 at 01:00 UTC »

The fact it says Jews and not Israel says everything you need to know.

raisedbypoubelle on August 30th, 2024 at 00:39 UTC »

“It’s not antisemitism, just-”

Sure. Go deface another holocaust memorial. Then we’ll believe you.