Before ESC final-Basel police, Kesselt Demo: Pro Palestine rally is becoming a cat-and-mouse game
Before ESC final
Basel police are boiling down: Pro-Palestine rally becomes a cat-and-mouse game
An unauthorized demonstration against Israel led to a large police operation on the evening of the ESC final. After a long back and forth, the police ended the demo in Feldbergstrasse. Three police officers were injured in the deployment.
The shiplands were over for the time being. The police stopped the demonstration at the Middle Bridge.
The demonstration started as a small rally on Barfüsserplatz at 7 p.m. The activists demonstrated against the participation of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). Over time, a demonstration train of a remarkable size was formed on the square. The police speak of 700 to 800 people. Two Pro Israel activists who were equipped with flags and stood in front of the demo were brought away by the police.
Police instruction is ignored
The police dialogue team stood in front of the demonstration on Barfüsserplatz and explained to the demonstrators that a demo was not tolerated to downtown Basel. « The demonstration should lead through the banking club and the Wettstein bridge, » said a member of the dialogue team by megafon the demonstrators. However, the demonstration ignored the instruction of the police. From Barfüsserplatz, she started moving towards the market square.
The unauthorized demonstration started on Barfüsserplatz. The march into the city center stopped all trämli.
A water cannon blocked one side of the demonstration. The water cannon was not used. Pro-Palestine slogans could be heard from the boiler until the end. Little or nothing moved for several hours. The police should have used collective funds against the demonstrators, the statement said. At around 11 p.m., the police announced the evacuation of Feldbergstrasse. The demonstrators were able to leave the area staggered. However, the use took until the early hours of the morning. According to the Basel cantonal police, a total of 400 people were subjected to control.
Police boiled anti-Israel demo while ESC final in Basel.
