Germany: Pro-Palestinian Encampment Set up at Hamburg Site of Jewish Deportations

One thing you have to concede about the pro-Palestinian movement worldwide. It is well organized and well financed. But it has no decency and no shame. We have already witnessed that firsthand in the US, more than ever, after the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2012.

The Moorweide in Hamburg is a large open park area that, going back to the 19th century, has been a popular meeting spot for demonstrations and political events. That was also true in the Nazi period. During the Holocaust, about 6,000 Jewish citizens of the city were rounded up and gathered on the Moorweide before being put onto trains to the death camps. Thus, it is a place of commemoration for the deportations.

Now, however, it is the location for a pro-Palestinian encampment for a protest dedicated to the destruction of Israel. (as it previously was in 2024) The organization organizing the encampment,  Thawra! Hamburg! is under investigation by German intelligence services, partly for its anti-Jewish sympathies.

Yet, a German court in Hamburg has upheld the ability of these people to hold their encampment on this spot in the name of “Understanding between peoples”! 

Given Germany’s history, I cannot fathom why they allow this crap to take place on the very spots that should be considered hallowed ground. I still believe that Germany today is better than this and that most of the rising Jew hatred is of the imported variety. While Germany is a free, democratic country today, it does have more restrictions than the US when it comes to such issues as hate speech, anti-Semitism, and racism, precisely because of its past. While peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstrations may be legal, one would think that the proper authorities could prevent places like Moorweide from being used. The optics are terrible.

The article below from Journalisten Watch is translated by Fousesquawk.

Caption: Gaza protest camp in Hamburg: Now legally permitted at the most disrespectful place imaginable

 Scandalous: Hamburg Jewish deportation memorial now location of anti-Israel camp

At every opportunity, we Germans are reminded of Adolf Hitler and the atrocities of the Third Reich- but strangely, just not when it comes to pro-Palestinian anti-Semitism or the violence that Muslims carry out daily against Jews. Eighty-five years ago, the Moorweide area in Hamburg was the departure point for deportation to the concentration camps and killing machinery for thousands of Jews. Now set up in this place tainted by German history is a 9-day Palestinian encampment under the title: “Bridges of Resistance” as part of a nation-wide “Stop Nakba Now” campaign, in which the usual hate speech is being hurled about.

While the location was initially moved to the Sternschanzen Park due to its immense controversy, unfortunately, this outrageous provocation has now been approved by the Hamburg Administrative Court. What comes next: An Islamic air show at Ground Zero in New York? The Moorweide in the Nazi era was the gathering place and a surefire death ticket for about 6,000 Jewish fellow citizens. There, under the leadership of the organizing group, Thawra! Hamburg!, once again, there will be open calls for the eradication of Israel and corresponding words of hate chanted.

Muslims get away with anything- including organized Jew hatred

Resistance by all means, the killing of colonialists, or the glorification of Hamas terror were the accusations coming from State Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky. The organization is considered extremist and, since 2025, has been monitored by the Protection of the Constitution intelligence agency, partly due to its anti-Semitic tendencies. The court, however, has cited the “idea of understanding between peoples” as an excuse. This also, apparently, included the support or endorsement of military action by Hamas and Hizbollah against Israel. Already two years ago, there was an anti-Israel protest encampment on the edge of Moorweide.

The tents and banners were set up in the beginning of May 2024 and only in September were taken back down. The Hamburg Jewish community had demanded in a public letter that this place be finally be recognized as a memorial to the deportation of Jews in the Third Reich. Unfortunately, Muslims in this country are allowed everything, and it is becoming more brazen and inconceivable.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2026/05/germany-pro-palestinian-encampment-set.html