I am still getting death threats and had to cancel my flight home, Abraham wrote on X.
He was standing alongside his Palestinian co-director Basel Adra.
The speech was one of several moments during the closing ceremony where filmmakers expressed solidarity with Palestine.
Directors Basel Adra (right) and Yuval AbrahamAndreas Rentz/Getty Images
The ceremony has since sparked a barrage of criticism in the German media from officials and politicians.
I expect the new management of the Berlinale to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.
Roths statement also said reports of death threats against Abraham were alarming.
you could have harsh criticism of what me and Basel said on stage without demonizing us.
