Scholz condemns “one-sided positioning” at Gala. Scholz agrees that “such a one- sided positioning cannot be allowed to stand,” said deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann on Monday in Berlin.

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth had also condemned statements at the bear awards ceremony as “shockingly one-sided and characterized by a deep hatred of Israel” The Green politician announced an investigation into the incidents at the Berlinale gala.