Overview

• Jan Böhmermann said choosing October 7 for the show was unwise and that the Jewish perspective should have been considered from the start.
• The Chefket concert was canceled last week, and all other music acts later withdrew in solidarity.
• Wolfram Weimer cited a motif linked to Chefket as antisemitic under the federal government’s view and pressed HKW leadership to intervene.
• The HKW director defended Böhmermann’s artistic freedom and his stated opposition to antisemitism.
• Chefket has not issued a public response, while Böhmermann called the artist’s work beyond doubt and described his own public stance on Gaza as a tactical decision.