An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award
The film drew a 25-minute standing ovation as Israeli officials condemned its allegations of war crimes and civilian targeting.
- Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the documentary NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Thursday, receiving a 25-minute standing ovation for its investigation into Gaza targeting systems.
- Examining artificial-intelligence-assisted targeting, the film relies on testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence insiders interviewed anonymously, with the title referring to a military term indicating expected civilian casualties in airstrikes.
- Culture Minister Miki Zohar called for the directors to have their Israeli citizenship revoked, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the documentary for portraying the Israel Defense Forces as perpetrators of war crimes.
- Questioning the anonymous testimonies, the Israel Defense Forces rejected the film's allegations, as the backlash intensified debate over freedom of expression in Israel and treatment of domestic criticism regarding the ongoing war.
- As the Health Ministry reports more than 80,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, including more than 23,000 children, the documentary underscores the gravity of military accountability claims within international scrutiny of Gaza's devastation.
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An Israeli documentary about the civilian death toll from the war in Gaza has sparked a fierce backlash in Israel after being awarded the special jury prize at the Venice International Film Festival.
Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused on Monday an award-winning documentary at the Venice Festival on the Gaza War of fueling global incitement against Jews. The film claims that the Israeli Armed Forces routinely accepted a high number of civilian deaths by setting their targets in Palestinian territory.Nazaz, directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, won the Jury's Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the documentary "NAZA, directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and claims that it represents "an anti-Semitic incentive," according to Reuters. "NAZA has won the Special Jury Award on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, and during Thursday's screening it had been ovated for 25 minutes....
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