BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – “Berliner Morgenpost” on the anti-Semitism scandal/Berlinale:
“What happened here is unworthy of the festival. It damages the Berlinale, the image of the entire city. But above all the art world, which now rightly has to ask itself whether it is inclined to one-sidedness, to delusion. Actually, the Berlinale wants one Be a film festival that is a place of diversity. That cannot be lip service. Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth asked the crucial question: The Berlinale must consider whether it still wants to be a place of dialogue, of different perspectives and diversity. With the By disinviting the AfD at the start of the festival, the Berlinale had already proven that it was capable of taking action. Now, too, the Berlinale management would have to do something to counter those who stir up hatred. The Berlinale has something to make amends for.”/yyzz/DP/he