Thousands attend demonstration in Berlin to show opposition to antisemitism and support for Israel

(22 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Berlin - 22 October 2023 1. Wide of protesters in front of Brandenburg Gate 2. Pan across protesters 3. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arriving on stage 4. SOUNDBITE (German) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German President: “Since October 7, nothing has been as it was before. Never since the end of the Shoah (Hebrew for Holocaust) have so many Jews been murdered. And Israel, yes, Israel has the right to defend itself against this terror, and Germany stands firmly by Israel’s side in this.“ 5. Protesters 6. SOUNDBITE (German) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German President : “It is unbearable that Jews are afraid again today, in our country of all places. That Jewish parents no longer send their children to school, in our country of all places. That the Holocaust memorial right beside us has to be protected by the police, in our country of all places. Every single attack on Jews, on Jewish i