Berlinale Says Pro-Palestinian Speeches At Closing Ceremony Were “Within Bounds Of Free Speech Laws In Germany”

The Berlin Film Festival has responded to separate claims by German politicians that pro-Palestinian speeches at its closing ceremony on Saturday were “unacceptable”, “antisemitic” and “malicious” in tone. “According to our understanding, everything that was said on Saturday, was within the bounds of free speech laws in Germany,” the festival wrote in response to questions […]

By Melanie Goodfellow