Originally published by HK Anti-War Mobilization
我們作為香港人，更作為關心世界正義和平的人，希望聲援在柏林影展致辭支持巴勒斯坦的香港導演李駿碩。李憑電影《眾生相》入選今屆柏林影展，他在站上舞台的榮耀一刻，超越個人利害，替伊朗演員宣讀一篇原被影展噤聲的聲明。該篇聲明清晰指出西方世界蓄意打壓的巴勒斯坦真相，即巴勒斯坦人遭受以色列國逾半世紀的種族清洗。
As Hongkongers and people who care about global justice and peace, we stand in solidarity with film director Jun Li, who gave a speech supporting Palestine at the Berlin International Film Festival (or the “Berlinale”). Li attended the festival because it hosted the premiere of his 2025 film, Queerpanorama. Instead of foregrounding his personal fame and interests, Li read a statement on stage written by Iranian actor Erfan Shekarriz, one of Queerpanorama’s lead actors. This statement was initially suppressed by the Berlinale. It criticizes how the Western world has deliberately suppressed the truth of what is happening in Palestine, which is that Palestinians have faced more than half a century of ethnic cleansing by Israel.
不意外地，德國政府延續打壓，動用國安調查李駿碩，試圖將提倡和平的聲明扭曲為種族主義。德國政府聲稱，李駿碩在致辭中提及的「從河流到大海」，屬反猶太主義。然而，這句説話意在反對「猶太復國主義」，而「猶太復國主義」是極血腥的政治主張…以色列國更無法代表全球所有猶太人。已有許多猶太人站出來反對以色列國無視猶太人自身歷史瘡疤、轉向對其他種族實行種族滅絕。這些支持人權及平等的猶太人一同高呼口號「從河流到大海」——所有巴勒斯坦人均有權在自己出生的、從河流到大海的土地上自由生活。它立足於種族清洗巴勒斯坦原居民，運用屠村、將殘存巴人貶斥為賤民等方法，不擇手段地建立一個排外的以色列國。
It is not surprising that the German government has continued its repression of pro-Palestinian voices, mobilizing its police forces to investigate Li, attempting to twist the meaning of his statement for peace into one of racism. The German government declared that Li’s statement mentioned “From the River to the Sea,” which constitutes antisemitism. However, this slogan means to oppose Zionism, as Zionism is a political stance of extreme brutality. Israel has no power to represent all Jews in the world. Indeed, many Jews have come out in opposition to Israel’s blatant disregard of the traumas of Jewish history, and Israel’s ethnic cleansing of other peoples. These Jews, who support human rights and equality, also raise the slogan of “From the River to the Sea.” All Palestinians have the right to live freely in the lands they were born in, which stretch from the river to the sea. Zionists proclaim the right to ethnically cleanse indigenous Palestinians from their homes. They have massacred whole villages, treated the surviving Palestinians as second-class citizens, and used other methods to maintain an exclusionary Israeli state at all costs.
李駿碩反對如此不人道的「猶太復國主義」，絕非等同支持那惡名昭彰、由歐洲土地孕育出來的、導致猶太人於二戰遭屠殺的「反猶太主義」。西方國家稱「從河流到大海」反猶太，只是在混淆視聽。
Director Li opposes this inhumane ideology of Zionism. His stance has nothing to do with the infamous antisemitism of Europe that resulted in the Holocaust during the Second World War. Western countries’ claim that “From the River to the Sea” signifies antisemitism merely confuses the facts and misleads the public.
「粉紅清洗」（Pinkwashing）
香港的藝文工作者得此殊榮登上國際舞台，實在難得。而在國際舞台上說出弱小民族備受壓迫的真相，則是擇善固執的勇氣。香港社會向來對自身不了解的非白人種族、包括巴勒斯坦充滿仇恨與偏見，許多網路言論攻擊及杯葛李駿碩。以色列駐港領事館更加轉移視線，着李向伊朗演員提問：「在伊朗公開宣稱自己是同性戀的人，會面臨怎樣的命運」，暗示同性戀者不應該支持阿拉伯世界任何一個民族。
It is rare for Hong Kong’s art workers to be recognized on a grand international platform. To speak the truth on such a platform about the oppression of marginalized peoples shows an unyielding sense of courage.
It is rare for Hong Kong’s art workers to be recognized on a grand international platform. To speak the truth on such a platform about the oppression of marginalized peoples shows an unyielding sense of courage. Hong Kong society has tended to express hatred and prejudice toward the experiences of non-white communities, including Palestinians, about whom Hongkongers barely know. There have been online attacks, and even calls to boycott, Director Li. Even the Israeli consulate in Hong Kong chimed in, taking the opportunity of Li’s speech to criticize Shekarriz, whose statement Li had read. The consulate asked what it would be like to proclaim oneself as queer in Iranian society, hinting that queer individuals should not support people in the Arab world.
以色列一向假借支持同志權益，以「粉紅清洗」的政治手段合理化其對巴勒斯坦人的屠殺。巴勒斯坦同志運動領袖Rauda Morcos指，就算以色列在國內實施肯定同志權益的政策，生活在加沙的巴勒斯坦同志沒有任何方法逃過日復一日的砲轟，直言：「佔領沒有驕傲可言（there is no pride in occupation）。」
Israel has always pretended to support queer rights, using “pinkwashing” methods to normalize its genocide of Palestinians. As queer Palestinian activist Rauda Morcos said, even if Israel adopts queer-friendly laws inside its country, queer Palestinians living in Gaza cannot escape Israel’s daily airstrikes. Morcos puts it succinctly: “There is no pride in occupation.”
如果連性命也失去，巴勒斯坦人如何去愛？How Could Palestinians Love If They Lose Their Lives?
如果說巴勒斯坦不夠以色列同志友善，如果說以色列真的如它所聲稱般大愛無私，以色列大可支援在巴勒斯坦土地上的同志運動人士，由巴人自主自決同志政策，而不是以消滅哈瑪斯為藉口無差別轟炸加沙地帶。以色列站在他們所殺害的巴勒斯坦人屍骸上，高呼「以愛之名」的同志口號，是對所有同志的侮辱。
If one wants to criticize Palestinians for not being as queer-friendly as Israel, or if Israel is as inclusive as it proclaims, Israel could at least support queer Palestinian activists to determine what liberation could be on their own terms, not using Hamas as an excuse to bomb Gaza indiscriminately. Israel proclaims queer slogans while standing on the corpses of the countless Palestinians they have killed. This is a disgrace to all queer people. [Ed. note: It is also worth noting that Israeli intelligence agencies have been known to blackmail queer Palestinians in order to secure cooperation or intel, effectively weaponizing their queer identity against them.]
而且，以色列對支持和反對同志權益的群體展現截然不同的面目。這邊廂，他們轟炸加沙後，在廢墟上升起「同志驕傲」的彩虹旗幟；另一邊廂，他們為爭取保守基督教猶太復國主義者的支持，「堅持家庭價值」、表達對同性戀者的厭惡，足見其虛偽。
Furthermore, Israel shows different faces depending on its audiences. On the one hand, they raise pride-themed flags on the rubble of Gaza after bombing the region. On the other hand, they have stirred up homophobia as they court conservative Christian Zionists, declaring that they “stand for family values.” This is sufficient to demonstrate its hypocrisy.
與受難的巴勒斯坦人民同在，就是與公義、平等、和平同在。香港人不應助紂為虐，盲目相信以色列的粉紅清洗。世上殖民帝國、種種極權依舊，世上各地人民奮勇爭取自身公義的步伐同樣不曾停止，然而在種族清洗此巨大苦難面前，視若無睹便是幫凶，香港人何以竟盲從自身偏見，蒙蔽雙眼？李駿碩願意幫助伊朗演員，以香港導演的身份向國際傳遞關注巴勒斯坦人安全的訊息，值得香港人驕傲。
To stand with Palestinians facing oppression is to stand with justice, equality, and peace. Hongkongers should not assist the wicked in their deeds, unquestioningly believing Israel’s pinkwashing. Settler-colonial empires and totalitarian regimes continue to exist in the world, but people everywhere have not ceased to struggle for justice. In the face of this massive scale of genocidal destruction, to be silent is to be complicit. How can Hongkongers continue to hold on to their own biases and cover their eyes? Li is willing to support Shekarriz, using his identity as a Hong Kong director to amplify solidarity with Palestinians on an international stage. Li’s stand should make us proud as Hongkongers.
