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There will be an investigation into the onstage criticism of Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip during Berlin’s annual international film festival, the Berlinale, over the weekend, Germany’s culture minister said on Monday. Claudia Roth said Mayor Kai Wegner and the city’s government, who share responsibility for the Berlinale, “will now investigate the incidents at the award ceremony.” The aim is to find out whether the Berlinale did or did not live up to its claim of being a place for diversity, different perspectives and dialogue, the minister said. Roth also wants to clarify “how it can be…

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