Palestinian Camp Relocates from Chancellery to Police Station - Palestine protesters shift location from the Chancellery to the Police Station
In the heart of Berlin, the pro-Palestinian protest camp that had been a fixture for approximately four weeks near the Federal Chancellery has been moved. As of mid-July 2025, there is no longer an active, ongoing pro-Palestinian protest camp at the Chancellery or elsewhere in the city, according to the latest news and reports.
The relocation was prompted by a series of incidents, including noise disturbances, and the authorities' strict approach towards pro-Palestinian gatherings. The camp was ordered to relocate to Washingtonplatz, a site just a few hundred meters from the main train station.
The operation to evict the camp involved around 300 police officers. The move came after several instances of disruption, with the most notable being last week's color action, where supporters of the Palestine Rising organization, a spin-off campaign, spread blood-red colour on the light-coloured facade of the Federal Chancellery.
The protest camp near the Chancellery had been labeled as a "breeding ground for antisemitism" by an unspecified source. However, it's important to note that such allegations have not been substantiated.
The activist group responsible for the color action is New Generation, a spin-off from the climate protection group Last Generation. The organizers of the protest camp accepted an offer from the assembly authority for the relocation.
Despite the relocation, large-scale marches, such as the one on 21 June that mobilized at least 50,000 participants, continue to occur. These marches are not permanent encampments but rather spontaneous demonstrations, as there is no current explicit indication of a new, centrally located permanent protest camp elsewhere in the city.
Stephan Weh, the head of the police union in the state, stated that administrative law does not permit protest camps to remain indefinitely at any location. The authorities' stance towards pro-Palestinian demonstrations has been marked by severe restrictions, cancellations, or violent police intervention, unlike their treatment of some far-right demonstrations.
For the most up-to-date information on protest locations, consult local Berlin news sources or event organizers, as the situation can change rapidly.
The authorities, following a series of incidents and their strict stance towards pro-Palestinian gatherings, have relocated the pro-Palestinian protest camp to Washingtonplatz. This relocation comes amidst ongoing general news, politics, and discussions about war-and-conflicts, as well as employment policies regarding public demonstrations. Despite the move, large-scale marches, like the one on 21 June, continue to take place, albeit not as permanent encampments, with no current indication of a new central location for such a camp.
