Active for Palestine and Israel

Active for Palestine and Israel (without flags) in Munich

We are affected by the ongoing violence in the Middle East. We care about people and human rights. We want to walk together peacefully and meet people who feel the same way. We all have our biographies, life experiences and opinions. We live in unique information bubbles. We may not agree on many aspects. But we all agree that we want the violence to end.

Monthly rally
“For a just peace in Palestine and Israel: protect the civilian population – stop arms exports”

Friday, December 20, 2024 from 6 to 7 pm at Gärtnerplatz, Munich Friday, February 21, 2025 from 6 to 7 pm Sendlinger Tor Platz, Munich

Rally on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Gärtnerplatz, Munich

For a just peace in Palestine and Israel:
Protection of the civilian population, stop arms exports!

The following spoke: Thomas Lechner, Munich City Councillor, non-party, Suzanna Treumann, Maria R. Feckl, Hildegard Fischer and Bassem Alhayani.

On Friday, October 18, 2024, we met at Sendlinger Tor for the rally:
For a just peace in Palestine and Israel:
Protection of the civilian population, stop arms exports!

You can find recordings of the rally HERE We asked all participants to come without national flags.

Middle East/Palestine/Israel

We believe in a future in which all people live in peace with dignity, equality, justice and freedom. We want to build a protest group – for

ogether with like-minded supporters.
If you believe in non-violent co-resistance, in upholding the values of freedom, equality, security and dignity for all in the Middle East, please support us.

We will update this page as our group grows and publish protest actions here.

Concept for the protest without flags:
Ceasefire for Gaza and stop all arms exports!

Protest for a free and secure Israel-Palestine of all people who want to support this cause. We are affected by the ongoing violence in the Middle East. We care about people and human rights. We want to walk together peacefully and meet people who feel the same way. We all have our biographies, life experiences and opinions. We live in unique information bubbles. We may not agree on many aspects. But we all agree that we want the violence to end. When we walk together, we express our need to feel safe, free and comfortable with each other, here in Munich, here in Germany. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, as well as discrimination in general, are on the rise. We want to see and invite Jewish, Muslim and Christian people, people of all religions and ethnicities, including atheists, to walk together and wish for peace, freedom and safety for all people. It will be a rather quiet protest, walking together. We will talk to each other mindfully and respectfully. If we are upset in a conversation, we will breathe a sigh of relief, seek comfort from people who agree with us, and do our best to calm down. We will leave empty-handed: No flags. Flags can inadvertently be a trigger associated with violence against other people. No photos that can trigger trauma in people. Anyone can find them if he or she wants to see them. We will carry banners with the inscriptions:
Freedom for all people in the Middle East – No double standards!
Equality for all people in the Middle East – No double standards!
Security for all people in the Middle East – No double standards!
All war criminals on trial – No double standards!
For a just peace in Gaza! Stop arms exports & end the aid blockade! The idea is that together we strengthen our sense of security and peace here and now. No one should take personal risks, be afraid of being censored or losing their job or being ridiculed for participating in this protest that should bring us closer together. Those who provoke or escalate will be excluded from the peace march. May this joint protest give us comfort, togetherness and a sense of peace.

Rally: For a just peace in Palestine and Israel
Protect the civilian population, stop arms exports!

IPPNW, pax christi and the DFG-VK, together with many other organizations, called for a rally on Friday, 18.10.2024 at 5 pm in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin.

You can find the livestream of the event HERE

We demand from the Federal Government: – Make every effort to achieve an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire. Only a ceasefire will create the conditions for an end to the killing and for the release of hostages and unlawfully detained persons. – Do not supply arms to Israel if there is a risk that they will be used in violation of international law. – Support international jurisdiction without restrictions in order to end decades of impunity. – In line with the opinion of the International Court of Justice of July 19, 2024, do everything in your power to end the illegal occupation, the construction of settlements in violation of international law and the displacement of the Palestinian population in the West Bank. – Protect freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in Germany: protection against discrimination, racism and anti-Semitism must not be played off against the right to peaceful protest.

Further information and materials HERE

Links to further actions:

Petition for a just peace in Gaza. Stop arms exports & end the aid blockade.
Sign HERE

The petition demands that the Federal Government:

to campaign more resolutely for an immediate ceasefire and to demand the protection of the civilian population;
to refuse all licenses for the export of armaments if there is a risk that they will be used in violation of international law;
to exert significantly more pressure on Israel to immediately end the blockade, which violates international law, and to demand unhindered access for humanitarian aid;
to take effective measures to end the construction of settlements by Israel in violation of international law and acts of violence by settlers;
in accordance with the opinion of the International Court of Justice of July 19, 2024, to demand the fastest possible end to the occupation in violation of international law;
to actively support international jurisdiction and the United Nations Commission of Inquiry;
to campaign for the release of all hostages and unlawfully detained persons;
to protect the right to freedom of opinion and assembly and to end the criminalization of constitutionally protected expressions of opinion in connection with Palestine/Israel.