Israel’s Culture Minister Threatens to Revoke the Citizenship of ‘NAZA’ Filmmakers
Miki Zohar said the filmmakers betrayed Israel after the documentary won a special jury prize and drew a record 25-minute standing ovation.
- On Monday, Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar contacted interior officials to initiate citizenship revocation for documentary directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their film 'NAZA' won the Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize.
- Featuring anonymous testimony from 24 military and intelligence insiders, 'NAZA' alleges that AI-powered systems were used to target militants, resulting in systemic civilian casualties during the Gaza war.
- Rejecting these allegations, the Israel Defense Forces questioned the credibility of anonymous sources and maintained that human personnel, not automated systems, make final decisions regarding all strike approvals.
- Zohar's efforts to strip the directors' citizenship face significant legal hurdles, as Israeli law requires formal requests approved by the justice minister and validated by judges.
- Condemning the film as 'global incitement,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined other officials in criticism, while Abraham defended the project as a necessary effort to document systemic conduct from within.
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Israeli filmmakers Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham reveal alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip through anonymous interviews with Israeli military personnel. The army and government face a fierce headwind. Will they even be deprived of citizenship?
Netanyahu: “We are fighting incitement to anti-Semitism around the world, but when it comes from within ourselves, it is intolerable,” he said about the film, awarded in Venice, which details the military systems to bomb Gaza massively
The creators of the documentary NAZA, “who brought to light testimonies about the genocide committed in Gaza by the Netanyahu government,” are threatened with removal of citizenship. This move, “is an attack on culture and yet another attempt to silence freedom of the press and the fundamental right to expression and criticism,” states ELAS. The post ELAS: Condemns the attempt to remove citizenship from the creators of the documentary “NAZA” ap…
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