Gaza 'genocide' comment prompts walkout by German [environment] minister at Berlinale | Reuters (2026-02-22)

>> The remarks by [Palestinian-Syrian film director] Abdallah Al-Khatib, whose "Chronicles From the Siege" won the Berlinale's Perspectives section for emerging filmmakers, capped a politically charged festival ...

>> "... you are a refugee in Germany, and there are so many red lines. But I don't care. I care about my people, about Palestine," said Al-Khatib, standing on stage with a keffiyeh scarf draped on his shoulder and raising a Palestinian flag at the end of his speech ...

>> "So I will say my final word to the German government. You are partners in the genocide in Gaza by Israel. I believe you are intelligent enough to recognise this truth, but you choose to not care."..