3,500 people join Palestine protest as 1,400 officers patrol Berlin

An estimated 3,500 people took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration through Berlin's government district on 10 October 2026, Tagesspiegel reported. The march included prominent activists such as Ibrahim Ibrahim, controversial Left Party politicians and a speaker described by security authorities as Islamist. Counter-protesters carrying Israeli flags gathered along the route, and police reported several minor confrontations. Around 1,400 officers were on duty across the city to secure the march and a series of parallel demonstrations touching on the Middle East conflict. The event marked another weekend of heightened tension in the capital, where recurring Palestine rallies have become politically charged, especially amid ongoing coalition talks that have made antisemitism a central dividing line. The size of this march made it one of the larger pro-Palestinian gatherings in Berlin in recent months. Police described the overall operation as controlled, with only isolated incidents and some bans on individual chants or symbols being enforced along the route near the Reichstag.