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"Should be judged on artistic merit" - Roth defends future artistic director

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens) believes that the future director of the House of World Cultures (HKW), Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, is still suitable for the position despite criticism.

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"Should be judged on artistic merit" - Roth defends future artistic director

Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens) believes that the future director of the House of World Cultures (HKW), Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, is still suitable for the position despite criticism. Ndikung prevailed over numerous applicants as the most suitable candidate, Roth told the newspapers of the Funke media group. "I have nothing to complain about either the process or the result."

You assume that he will work against anti-Semitism and misanthropy and stand for Israel's right to exist, said Roth. "He should then be judged primarily on his artistic performance."

The Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor and the federal government's anti-Semitism commissioner Felix Klein were more critical in the newspapers of the Funke media group. They accused Ndikung of being close to the anti-Israel BDS movement. BDS stands for Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions. The movement wants to isolate Israel economically, culturally and politically.

Ndikung had previously resisted the criticism. “I did not support the BDS movement and I do not support it today. I'm not close to the BDS," he said on Tuesday. The Cameroonian curator and cultural manager will succeed the previous HKW director Bernd Scherer in January.

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