Dana Miles
On Jan. 12,
thousands joined an annual commemorative march in Berlin to honor the memory of
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht — two revolutionaries murdered 106 years ago
on Jan. 15, 1919 by centrist-backed proto-fascists. For decades, the march has
taken place on the second Sunday of January, bringing together activists, trade
unionists, feminists, and others who make up the German radical left. Among the
marchers, those who perhaps best embodied Luxemburg’s spirit of
anti-imperialism were a bloc of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who walked
through the streets chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be
free,” before being attacked by German police officers.
Rosa Luxemburg addressing a crowd during the International Socialist Congress, in Stuttgart, 1907. (Wikimedia Commons)
