Quds Day

The al - Quds Day (also al - Quds Day, Persian روز جهانی قدس Ruz -e -ye Jehani Ghods, , International Jerusalem Day ', according to the Arabic name for Jerusalem, al -Quds ) is a public holiday in Iran. He goes to a call by the Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on August 8, 1979 back on the last Friday of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan " explain international Muslim solidarity in support of the legitimate rights of the Muslim Palestinian people [ to ]. " The On the first al -Quds day, 17th August 1979 3.5 million people are said to have demonstrated in Tehran alone. After Khomeini 's " al- Quds Day is an Islamic day and a day of mobilization of Muslims. "I hope that this day will be the basis for establishing a party of all the oppressed of the world."

The expansion of the target on the conquest ( from their perspective: Liberation) Jerusalem was called on the first al - Quds Day by Muslim clerics. Ayatollah Seyyed Alī Chamene'i demanded in his speeches on the Tehran al - Quds rallies in 1999 and 2000, the " destruction of the Zionist state ". Predominantly Shiite part in the world held demonstrations. September 18, 2009, the al - Quds day in Tehran used by supporters of the reform movement to protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the protesters chanted: ".. not Gaza, not Lebanon - my life for Iran," Ahmadinejad said in his speech at the University of Tehran on al - Quds Day 2009 by the Holocaust as a " lie that had served as a pretext for the creation of Israel. [ ... ] If the Europeans but as a crime allegedly committed, then they should create the Jews in Europe, America or Canada country. "

The al - Quds Day is celebrated in the Middle East in countries with strong Shiite and Palestinian population. Outside the Middle East took place events in the U.S., Canada, UK, Sweden and Germany.

Al - Quds Day in Germany

Actions for al - Quds Day to be held in Germany since the 1980s and have been organized from the start of persons associated with the Shiite Hezbollah. The central al - Quds demonstration in Germany was until 1995 mostly held in Bonn, in Berlin since 1996. The organized by supporters of Hezbollah and loyal to the regime Iranians events, in which marches strictly separated by gender are shaped by the numerous carried Hezbollah flags, pictures of Khomeini, Khamenei and other dignitaries of the Iranian regime and anti-Zionist to anti-Semitic slogans. The controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Centre Hamburg ( IZH ) came to 2004 regularly as a co-organizer. Also, the Shiite Muslim - portal market is calling for many years for involvement and organized the journey. Organizer since 2003, observed by the Protection of the Constitution Islamist group " Quds AG " by the Berlin club "Islamic community of Iranians in Berlin- Brandenburg eV ", which was founded in May 2003 and is closely linked to the IZH.

• When al - Quds Day in December 2000 attracted more than 2,000 demonstrators on the Kurfürstendamm and called " the liberation of Palestine and the Holy City of Jerusalem."
• On al - Quds Day in 2001 after 11 September 2001, the march to Kreuzberg had to dodge.
• On al - Quds Day in late November 2002, the demonstration returned to the Kurfürstendamm and reached with a participation of over 2500 people the peak of its power to mobilize.
• For al - Quds Day 2003, a " Berlin Alliance against international al - Quds Day " founded to lead the first time a counter-campaign to demonstrate, about 150 people joined a corresponding call to. The number of al - Quds protesters that year was only 1100.
• On al - Quds Day 2004 (November 13 ), the demonstration was directed onto a side road and imposed the obligation to submit banners and signs with inscriptions in Arabic before use of the police to check for criminal content. They eventually took place as a silent march with fewer participants, on the counter- rally, about 300 people participated.
• On al - Quds Day 2005 ( 29 October), the number of demonstrators had dwindled to 400, and the participants were explicitly forbidden to refer to posters or slogans in agreement on the anti-Semitic tirades of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. It is presented an approximately 300 counter-demonstrators.
• On al -Quds Day 2006 (October 21 ), there were about 1,000 protesters. Guest speaker was Moishe Friedman from Vienna.
• On al -Quds Day 2007 (October 6 ) was attended by some 300 people on the peaceful holding of the demonstration, in which some of banners with slogans such as " Zionists out of Jerusalem, freedom of expression for Zionism researchers and opponents of Israel, Zionism is the modern racism " were shown.
• On al -Quds Day 2008 (September 27 ) around 400 demonstrators were counted.
• On al -Quds Day 2009 (September 12 ) participated in Berlin attended by around 600 protesters who were mostly associated with the Shiite extremist spectrum by the intelligence and anti-Semitic slogans chanted. The Tagesspiegel reported that even right-wing extremists have participated. Support experienced the event by the former left-wing journalist Jürgen Elsässer. To a counter- rally to which an alliance of initiatives and individuals had called, arrived around 200 people, both demonstrations have been largely peaceful. The conditions imposed by the police for counter-demonstration attended this year for attention: it was forbidden to play Hebrew songs, a flag bearing the Hebrew letters provided with coat of arms of the city of Jerusalem, was confiscated. In addition, demonstrators were allowed the sign "Free Gilad Shalit ", which called for the release of a kidnapped Israeli soldier by Hamas, does not show that these words were not written in German language.
• On al -Quds Day 2010 (September 4 ) was attended by around 500 protesters who demonstrated against it in Berlin also about 500 people. Called had a coalition of anti-fascist groups, the Jewish community, the Green Party of Iran and other organizations and individuals. Repeatedly tried to attack participants of Al- Quds demonstration against demonstrators. As neo-Nazis recognizable people did not take this time in the demonstration.
• For al -Quds Day 2011 (27 August ) were in Berlin, according to the police about 600 demonstrators were mobilized, which marched again separated by gender. At a counter rally and a demonstration was attended by about 300 people. Called to the counter-activities were again the Jewish community, the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, the German - Israeli Society, various anti-fascist groups who left Berlin, the Green Party of Iran and others. Functionaries of the small party "Freedom ", which were present at the counter rally, were invited by the organizers after the arrival of the anti-fascist demonstration and a subsequent discussion to leave the rally.