Israel’s Culture Minister Threatens to Revoke the Citizenship of ‘NAZA’ Filmmakers
Miki Zohar accused the filmmakers of treason after the documentary won Venice’s Special Jury Prize and said he will seek to revoke their citizenship.
- On Sunday, Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to revoke the citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, accusing them of "treason" for their documentary "NAZA."
- The 80-minute documentary won a Special Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, featuring testimony from 24 Israeli whistleblowers outlining AI-powered targeting systems used to bombard Gaza.
- Describing the film as "vile," Zohar argued it constitutes treason, while Abraham countered that "the Israeli intelligence officers we spoke with talked to us about how this mass killing is systemic: not by accident, but by design."
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir labeled the directors a "disgrace," while the Israeli military stated on Friday that whistleblower identities "cannot be verified."
- Although Israeli law allows citizenship revocation for "treason" or "terrorism," the process is rarely applied and requires approval from multiple ministers and judicial validation, complicating Zohar's threat.
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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar called on Sunday for the citizenship of the makers of an award-winning documentary about the Gaza Strip to be revoked, accusing them of "treason against the state."
Israeli Minister Says Filmmakers Behind 'NAZA' Film Should Lose Citizenship
The day after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor‘s bombshell Israeli documentary NAZA alleging the Israeli army targeted civilians in Gaza won the Special Jury Prize at Venice, Israel’s Culture Minister Miki Zohar announced that he would “act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship” of the directing duo. According to a translation provided by X, Zohar went on to call […]
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The Minister of Culture, Miki Zohar, called on Sunday evening for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to be deprived of their citizenship. Their film describes, testimonies of soldiers in support, how civilians are killed by the Israeli army in the Palestinian enclave.
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