Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Despite facing death threats, Israeli documentary filmmaker Yuval Abraham said Monday that he stood 'behind every word' of his condemnation of Israeli apartheid and the bombardment of Gaza, which he expressed while accepting the award for Best Documentary at the Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale.
The city's culture minister said the awards ceremony was 'characterized by self-righteous anti-Israeli propaganda,' while the federal commissioner for culture and the media said Monday that the government will open an investigation into the filmmakers' statements. The outrage over the calls for an end to Israel's bombardment and oppression of Palestinians amounted to 'authoritarian insanity,' said journalist Mehdi Hasan.
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