The Berlin Film Festival disavows “anti-Israel publications.” German politicians are angry with Gaza’s supporters. The organizers of the Berlinale Film Festival denied responsibility for “ anti-Israel posts” published on one of the festival's social media accounts.

Many filmmakers also criticized Israel during the awards ceremony held on Saturday because of its war on Gaza, which caused the death of more than 29,000 people, most of them women and children. While Palestinian director Basil Adra received an award for his documentary film, he called on Germany to stop sending weapons to Israel.