German Islamic group calls for caliphate in Middle East

Around 2,000 protesters gathered in Hamburg to condemn the Israeli “genocide”. in Gaza and Lebanon, according to local media

The crisis in the Middle East should be resolved through the establishment of a caliphate in the region, the leader of a German radical Islamic organization said during a rally.

Around 2,000 supporters of the controversial Muslim group Interaktiv took to the streets in the northern German city of Hamburg on Saturday, local media reported. Organizers stated in a post on X that more than 5,000 people attended.

Protesters shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greater) and carried signs condemning what they described as Israeli “genocide” in Gaza and Lebanon and calling for the establishment of a caliphate – an Islamic state – across the Middle East.

The group’s leader, Joe Adade Boateng, also known as Raheem Boateng, said on stage that the Israeli government “publicly announces its destruction plans, attacks hospitals and schools, hides thousands of explosive devices in equipment and lets them explode regardless of losses. world sees what is happening in Gaza and now in Lebanon.”

He was referring to a wave of explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies and other devices in Lebanon in mid-September, which Western media outlets said were the result of an Israeli intelligence operation targeting the armed group. Hezbollah. The attack preceded the launch of an air campaign and ground operation in Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in which at least 1,645 people have already been killed, according to local authorities.

The most recent data from the Gaza Ministry of Health suggests that at least 42,175 people were killed and 98,336 injured in the military campaign launched by Israel in the Palestinian enclave in response to a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

The demonstration in Hamburg took place amid a heavy police presence, with a water cannon at the ready. However, no incidents were reported. Tabloid Bild said the demonstration was scheduled to last three hours, but the crowd dispersed after just 40 minutes.

Muslim Interaktiv made headlines after a rally in April, during which its supporters labeled Germany “a dictatorship of values” and insisted that a caliphate was the “solution” for the country. German law enforcement agencies believe the group is affiliated with Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), an international radical Islamic organization that remains banned in Germany in 2003 for promoting violence and the murder of Jews.

When asked by Bild why a group like Muslim Interaktiv was given permission to protest in Hamburg, a police spokesperson said that “freedom of assembly… is a cornerstone of our democracy.” However, the spokesperson stressed that participants were prohibited from doing certain things, including glorifying attacks on Israel, burning Israeli flags and calling for a caliphate in Germany.

(RT.com)