On Monday it will be one year since Hamas terrorist attack on Israelwith her Middle East to be on fire and to be today on the brink of a generalized war. Ahead of the black anniversary, German security authorities are on high alert for fear of incidents in the numerous demonstrations across the country as well as attacks with Islamist or anti-Semitic motives. At the center of the security plans drawn up by the German authorities is the German capital, which in the last year has been reduced to a “center” of Islamist and anti-Semitic propaganda.

The German police union is warning of an explosion of violence in German cities and is appealing to the government over staffing shortages it is facing. According to the head of the union Jochen Kopelkewho spoke to the German Editors’ Network RND, for October 7, additional personnel are required, the need is enormous, as he describes it, which is indicative of the concern that prevails among the security authorities.

According to the union representative in Berlin, Benjamin Yendrothe focus of the security authorities will be Berlin in particular, while already in the last few days a “taste” was given of the violence and hatred that is expected on the streets of the German capital in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The latest developments in the Middle East between Israel, Lebanon and Iran add to the concern.

Bell from the Ministry. Protection of the Constitution

At the same time, Thomas Haldenwag, head of the Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, one of the German secret services, in a statement expresses his strong concern about the developments in the Middle East, which are causing a wave of reactions in Germany.

“Each new escalation means a new worsening of the security situation in our country as well,” he says characteristically. “The October 7 anniversary could trigger mass protests. The current situation can lead even moderate factors to emotional outbursts, polarization and radicalization,” says Thomas Haldenwag and warns of the spread of “jihadist Islamism” in Germany.

As he reports, “Islamists have managed to use the current crisis in the Middle East to rekindle their propaganda and mobilize their followers.”

And he continues: “The Islamic State is using the situation in Gauze to stir up emotion and above all to persuade young Muslims in the West to carry out terrorist attacks. It is this seed that has led to attempted or complete attacks, as recently in Solingen. Attacks by radicalized, jihadists acting as lone attackers. I am watching with concern the fact that a growing number of minors want to carry out attacks on German soil in the name of the Islamic State or even create attack scenarios online and consume the propaganda of the Islamic State.”

In closing, in his message ahead of October 7, the head of the critical German service speaks of a new “awakening of anti-Semitism” in Germany after the terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel and calls hatred against Jews “poison” but also “danger for the German Republic”.