In the Heart of Berlin: Hundreds Celebrate Massacres of Druze
24th July 2025
In front of Berlin’s Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall), the seat of the city’s mayor, nearly 400 men—many of them reportedly Syrian refugees—publicly celebrated the recent massacres committed against the Druze community in Syria. Eyewitnesses report that chants included “Out with the Druze!” and “Today we liberate Suweida, we will break the Druze,” along with calls for rape, murder, and ethnic cleansing. Although 65 police officers were present at the scene, they did not intervene.
The NGO Democ, which monitors extremist activity, also reported antisemitic chants such as “Bring the Israeli flag so we can burn it!” Many of the slogans were later disseminated by the demonstrators themselves on social media. Democ director Linus Kebba Pook sharply criticized the authorities, saying, “In other protests, the police use interpreters to detect incitement to hatred. Why not here?”