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Dresden (dpa / sn) - Because of the escalating violence in the Middle East, dozens of people took to the streets in Dresden on Friday.
Participants waved Palestine flags among other things on Prager Strasse on Friday afternoon.
A police spokesman said on request that there were sufficient forces on site.
Video sequences were posted on Twitter: Several men can also be seen holding Israel flags to document their support for the country;
Police prevent demonstrators from clashing.
In addition to the escalating violence, the reason for the protest was Nakba Day (German: catastrophe), which commemorates the flight and expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what will later become Israel.
The Israeli declaration of independence took place on May 14, 1948;
the Palestinians celebrate Nakba Day on May 15th every year.
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