Israeli director receives death threats after officials call Berlinale ‘antisemitic’
by Philip Oltermann European culture editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6JY5H)
Yuval Abraham criticises German officials, saying statement devalues term antisemtisim' and puts Jewish lives in danger
An Israeli film-maker who won one of the top prizes at the Berlin film festival has said German officials' description of the awards ceremony as antisemitic" has led to death threats and the physical intimidation of family members, causing him to hold off plans to return to Israel.
Yuval Abraham, 29, was on Saturday awarded the Berlinale's best documentary award for No Other Land, which charts the eradication of Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
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