Zionist ‘hate network’ celebrates BMW driving into pro-Palestine protest

On Sunday 7 September, a BMW drove through a pro-Palestine protest in Switzerland. As the crowd ran out of the way, thankfully no one was killed:

A car drove into a pro-Palestine demonstration in Switzerland on Sunday.
Protesters had gathered and were holding a minute's silence for Gaza when the car turned into the middle of the crowd.

Demonstrators appear to have realised in time, avoiding any serious casualties. pic.twitter.com/WXAede0zih

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) September 7, 2025

In the aftermath of the event, a group the Guardian described as a “pro-Israel hate network” celebrated the event:

🚨BREAKING: BMW Driver Runs Down ‘Free Palestine’ Hate Group in Switzerland

This is glorious. 🥹

1,500–2,000 narcissistic protesters had blocked the road. No injuries.

Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/hwg0xceM89

— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) September 7, 2025

A “moment of panic” in Switzerland

Reportedly, around 1,500 to 2,000 people had gathered in the town of Lausanne to protest Swiss complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It’s reported the car “deliberately” drove into the crowd, which seems apparent from the video.

A protester told 24 heures (translation from blue News):

We were all sitting there calmly when suddenly a BMW sped up and accelerated as it drove towards the crowd. There was a moment of panic and people ran away. Everyone was shocked, there could have been fatalities

People commented on the incident online:

🇨🇭🇵🇸 An idiot deliberately drove into a pro-Palestinian demonstration during a minutes silence for Palestinian victims in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The driver was thankfully arrested, and nobody was injured pic.twitter.com/cyltHyaHpW

— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) September 6, 2025

One man noticed that more recent reporting states the driver thought the protesters were climate activists:

2025 encapsulated: a Swiss man drives his BMW into a group of pro-Palestine protestors because he thought they were climate activists pic.twitter.com/zBoPJvgcsk

— Noah Gordon (@noah_gordon_) September 9, 2025

Using Google Translate on the article in question, the driver claims he didn’t realise it was a pro-Palestine protest and simply thought he could drive through the crowd to save time. It’s unclear if these arguments will hold up in any potential court proceedings.

The Shirion Collective: a Zionist hate network

As noted above, the Shirion Collective described the event as “glorious”. Those retweeting the post expressed similar sentiments:

True patriot.

Europe needs more guys like him. https://t.co/BLXStnEuJz

— Hamas is ISIS (@HamasIsis) September 7, 2025

Nice work!!! https://t.co/UFDmJ9vdZE

— I. David (@IanLayton33) September 7, 2025

The Shirion Collective has 77k followers on X/Twitter, but it’s more than just a social media account. Describing the operation as “conspiracy-minded”, a Guardian report found:

Shirion has harassed pro-Palestinian activists, including many Jews, offered bounties for the identity of pro-Palestinian protesters, spread conspiracy narratives centered on figures like George Soros, and boasted of an AI-surveillance platform but offered few concrete details of how the technology functions.

The article notes that Shirion claims to use AI to track down pro-Palestine voices, and that they claim to have paid out bounties for those who identify such individuals. Extremism expert Heidi Beirich described Shirion as a “grift” with ‘confused ideology’, which she noted is common in this space. As of June 2024, the group had brought in tens of thousands of dollars via crowd funding.

In the same piece, the Guardian identified the man behind Zionist hate network Shirion as one Daniel Linden, who lives in Florida and has written guidebooks for OnlyFans. Recent posts from Shirion give an idea of the group’s ethos:

https://twitter.com/ShirionOrg/status/1965026284125487107

They posted the following after Israel illegally bombed a building in the sovereign nation of Qatar where Hamas representatives had come to engage in peace talks:

Never been more proud to support Israel. 🇮🇱

— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) September 9, 2025

They also posted this:

🚨HAPPENING NOW: Explosions Rock Qatar as Israel Targets Hamas Leadership

OMG! This is amazing!

Yes, you read that right.

👉 Israel just struck Hamas leadership in QATAR.

Explosions shook Doha’s Katara District today, with smoke rising from the area where BILLIONAIRE Hamas… pic.twitter.com/586urIdQIS

— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) September 9, 2025

One recent post from Shirion carries a quote from Linden which suggests the Palestinian people being subjected to genocide by Zionist Israel are worse than the citizens of Nazi Germany:

If you’re ever curious about the true character of the average ‘Palestinian,’ just keep this in mind. pic.twitter.com/MCezKc4D5H

— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) September 10, 2025

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