Interior minister says pro-Palestinian rallies in Czechia do not support terrorism

There are no indications at present that the Muslim community in Czechia is becoming radicalised, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Czech Television on Sunday in connection with the pro-Palestinian protests that have taken place since tensions erupted again in the Gaza Strip. Mr Rakušan further stated that the Muslim community in Czechia is not very large and that protests in support of Palestine that have taken place in Prague have not primarily been attended by Muslims, in contrast with, for example, Berlin or Paris. No statements were made at these events explicitly supporting Hamas and if there were any signs that terrorism was in any way being supported or condoned at pro-Palestinian rallies, the police would intervene, he added.