{"id":2637347,"date":"2026-07-29T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berlins-queer-commissioner-condemns-pride-attack-as-conservative-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:26:23","slug":"berlins-queer-commissioner-condemns-pride-attack-as-conservative-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berlins-queer-commissioner-condemns-pride-attack-as-conservative-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin&#8217;s &#8216;queer commissioner&#8217; condemns Pride attack as &#8216;conservative&#8217; violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fberlins-queer-commissioner-condemns-pride-attack-as-conservative-violence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent Islamic attack on a Pride parade in Berlin, where Abdul Ballout drove a van into the crowd, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. the government-appointed queer commissioner, Alfonso Pantisano, attributes some blame to conservative and religious groups, claiming they foster &#8220;queerphobia,&#8221; while acknowledging the Islamist nature of the attack. Pantisano also criticized the far-right for waiting to exploit such incidents to vilify foreigners, emphasizing the widespread presence of anti-LGBT sentiment across various societal levels.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, critics like Ronald Glaser from the AfD party accuse Pantisano of ignoring issues related to immigration and Islamist extremism, arguing that there is a clear divide between German conservatives and Islamist groups. The far-left parties similarly blame rising right-wing and conservative forces for increasing queerphobia, which they believe contributes to such violence.<\/p>\n<p>The attack has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-claims-biden-did-what-needed-to-be-done-with-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Buttigieg supports Biden&#039;s actions on migrant surge.\">sparked political debates<\/a>, with some officials, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, proposing stricter measures like revoking citizenship from dual nationals involved in terrorism, while AfD leaders criticize the CDU for adopting policies similar to the far-right. the incident has intensified the ongoing debate about immigration, extremism, and the political responsibility for addressing societal tensions in Germany.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government-appointed head of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt-issues\/\">LGBT issues<\/a> in Berlin is joining the chorus of accusations from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\">German<\/a> left-wing that last week\u2019s Islamic attack on a Pride parade was fundamentally fueled by \u201cconservative\u201d resentment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alfonso Pantisano, the \u201cqueer commissioner\u201d for the state, acknowledged that the attacks were Islamist in nature but deflected the blame to the Christian Democratic Union and other conservative movements he claims fail to address \u201cqueerphobia\u201d in Germany.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4667554\/berlin-queer-commissioner-islamic-attack-pride-parade-conservative-violence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Berlin\u2019s \u2018queer commissioner\u2019 condemns Islamic attack on Pride parade as \u2018conservative\u2019 violence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4666366\/iran-restitution-ukraine-ship-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div 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Germany is of course waiting for an attack like this one to use it in order to highlight that the foreigners are the problem,\u201d Pantisano <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MXp8LCBYFfg\">said in an interview<\/a> with <em>Democracy Now!<\/em> on Tuesday. \u201cBut by doing so, they completely forget and avoid looking at how much queerphobia there is in this country at all various levels of structures \u2014 at schools, in the workplace, at churches, on the streets, in sports, and in so many other places.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">People lay flowers and attend a memorial in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, to remember victims after a car rammed into people after Saturday\u2019s Pride March in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo\/Patrick Post)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26209696499312.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People lay flowers and attend a memorial in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, to remember victims after a car rammed into people after Saturday\u2019s Pride March in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo\/Patrick Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The queer commissioner admitted that those \u201cfar-right\u201d forces \u201cmight not come out onto the streets with a van and kill us in a big, huge group like this attack could have done,\u201d but asserted that they are a part of the general opposition to LGBT lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent with known ties to Islamist groups, drove a van into a Pride event last week, killing one individual and wounding approximately 29 others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ballout was shot and killed by police after being tracked down and confronted on Sunday. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4664034\/berlin-attacker-previously-released-probation-trying-join-isis-2025\/\">Revelations from local authorities<\/a> that he was not only known by police but was released from prison on probation after being charged with \u201cpreparing a serious act of violence that could endanger the state\u201d have triggered widespread bafflement and sparked wider debate across German society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pantisano has been the queer commissioner since 2023, when the governing Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party coalition government created the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just days before the attack, Pantisano had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/brusselssignal.eu\/2026\/07\/berlin-queer-commissioner-counts-islamists-among-conservative-forces-after-pride-attack\/\">said in an interview<\/a> with <em>Abendschau<\/em> that \u201cright-wing extremists and neo-Nazis\u201d remain the biggest threat to LGBT citizens. He was asked if he stood by those comments in a follow-up interview the day after the attack and affirmed that he did \u201cbecause by \u2018conservative forces\u2019 I also include all religious groups that all have a problem with us, and Islamists belong to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronald Glaser, a member of the Bundestag affiliated with the right-wing Alternative for Germany party, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Pantisano \u201cshould be fired\u201d and said that conservatives in Germany have \u201clong complained that individuals like Abdul Ballout \u2014 and their families \u2014 were able to immigrate and obtain citizenship without hinderance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no common ground between German conservatives and second-generation immigrant Islamists,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cAnyone who argues like [Pantisano] is deluding themself. He refuses to acknowledge the problems associated with the mass illegal immigration of recent decades and lashes out at those who point out these issues \u2014 instead of facing up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pantisano is not the only political actor placing the blame for the attack on conservatives. The Berlin branch office of far-left party Die Linke made a similar claim, as did the Neukolln district branch of the Berlin Left Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the rise of the right wing and antifeminist forces, queerphobia and transphobia are also increasing massively,\u201d a statement posted to the Left Party\u2019s Instagram on Sunday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/schwulissimo.de\/neuigkeiten\/kritik-von-stefan-evers-streit-um-reaktion-auf-anschlag\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe targeted dissemination of queerphobic and transphobic ideology by right-wing and conservative actors paves the way for attacks like yesterday\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">From left, Family Minister Karin Prien, Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt carry flowers as they visit Tiergarten park after a vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin\u2019s annual Pride event, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Annegret Hilse\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26207593834139.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, Family Minister Karin Prien, Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt carry flowers as they visit Tiergarten park after a vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin\u2019s annual Pride event, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Annegret Hilse\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Buchholz, a former member of the Berlin Parliament who is running again as an AfD candidate in September, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>: \u201cWhen reality encounters leftist ideology (like Alfonso Pantisano, a spearhead of leftist ideology), the reality loses and the ideology wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4663262\/can-european-right-wing-parties-form-coherent-movement\/\">THE NATIONALIST INTERNATIONAL: CAN EUROPE\u2019S DIFFERING RIGHT-WING PARTIES FORM A COHERENT MOVEMENT?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfD officials have been accusing the CDU, the center-right party that has refused to cooperate with them and accused them of being extremist, of now aping their policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is floating the idea of revoking citizenship for dual nationals who are convicted of terrorism-related offenses, saying on July 26 that \u201cthese criminals, these extremists, have no place in the heart of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuddenly the union also wants to strip Islamists of their citizenship,\u201d AfD leader Alice Weidel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Alice_Weidel\/status\/2082072029948199292\">said<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cAfter the CSD attack, CDU [\u2026] is adopting AfD demands that they had just recently demonized. 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