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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The Frankfurt Administrative Court lifted the ban on a pro-Palestinian demonstration planned for the afternoon in downtown Frankfurt.

The court decided that a ban on demonstrations was the last resort if, for example, the imposing conditions had been exhausted.

The argument of other events such as the ecumenical Kirchentag, which takes place largely virtually, could not justify a ban on this event.

"Alone the thematically undesired meeting and the possibility that orientation and statements could be perceived as anti-Semitic did not justify the prohibition of the same," it said.

The city of Frankfurt banned the demonstration on Friday in view of the situation in the Middle East.

A threat to public peace and security in the city is assumed, it was said to justify.

The call for the rally called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea”.

Security department head Markus Frank (CDU) feared a "hate demonstration".

"Anti-Semitism and the call to armed struggle against Israel have no place in Frankfurt am Main," he emphasized in a statement on Friday.

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In the past few days after the escalation in the Gaza conflict, there had been anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations in several German cities.

Israel flags were also set on fire.

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