Felix Klein

Felix Klein (born 1968, Darmstadt ) is a German government official who has served as the commissioner for combating antisemitism since 2018. based on comments Mbembe made in two books where he drew parallels between the separatist policies deployed in the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and South Africa under Apartheid. The invitation was withdrawn, and the festival itself was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2025, he expressed support for Trump Gaza plan, calling it fundamentally positive, and adding, "I don't think it's wrong to think radically and in a completely new way." Holocaust researcher Omer Bartov stated that "If Klein is backing forcible displacement, he loses all moral authority" and "he should have been fired long ago." Israeli anti-occupation activist Yehuda Shaul said that Klein's support for the plan was "a disgrace for all victims of antisemitism".