Carlo Chatrian: Some reactions to the closing gala as "dishonest, shameful and polarizing" He warns against equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. During the gala last Saturday, the Middle East conflict was discussed several times.
Numerous jury members and award winners called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war verbally or with badges. The Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham spoke about the politics of apartheid. He was honored with the Palestinian Basel Adra in an Israeli-Palestinian collective for the film "No Other Land"