For two years, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke tried to skirt around its divisions over Gaza. Joining last Saturday’s massive demonstration in Berlin, its leaders finally showed the party can be a clear voice against the genocide.
Germany’s Palestine solidarity movement took a huge step forward last weekend. A mass demonstration in Berlin, attracting tens of thousands from across the country, was easily the largest and most diverse since October 7, 2023, and the first time that significant numbers outside of the Muslim community and the far left participated. With Amnesty International and other more moderate-seeming groups also participating, the march sent a clear signal: In Germany, ever-more people are disgusted by their government’s support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza — and