"Beating up fascists"

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17 January 2026

Signs reading ''Faschos klatschen statt Linke kloppen'' (''Beating up fascists instead of leftists'') and ''Autoritare != links'' (''Authoritarian != left-wing'') are present at a Pro-Palestine demonstration in Leipzig, Saxony, on January 17, 2026. Pro-Palestine groups call for a demonstration in Leipzig Connewitz to protest against the Pro-Israel left-wing scene. Pro-Israel activists call to block and protest against the Pro-Palestine demonstration. The police are deployed on a large scale. In the end, 3000 persons demonstrate.

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17 January 2026

A sign reading ''Faschos klatschen statt Linke kloppen'' (''Beating up fascists instead of leftists'') and an Israel flag appear at a Pro-Israel demonstration in Leipzig, Saxony, on January 17, 2026. Pro-Palestine groups call for a demonstration in Leipzig Connewitz to protest against the Pro-Israel left-wing scene. Pro-Israel activists call to block and protest against the Pro-Palestine demonstration. The police are deployed on a large scale. In the end, 3000 persons demonstrate.

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