Netanyahu Demands Prosecution of 'NAZA' Film Participants over 'Severe' Security Offenses
Netanyahu says 2 dozen soldiers and intelligence sources in the film may have leaked sensitive information and harmed Israel’s security interests.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded an investigation into participants of the documentary NAZA, citing severe information security offenses and criminal defamation against the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces.
- Released last month at the Venice International Film Festival, NAZA features testimony from two dozen soldiers and intelligence officials alleging systematic mass civilian killings by the Israel Defense Forces during military operations in Gaza.
- Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, Academy Award winners for Other Land, faced threats and allegations of treason as the government pursued legislation allowing citizenship revocation for those who smear soldiers.
- According to a letter from the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu requested the IDF Chief, Shin Bet, and Attorney General launch a comprehensive investigation into documentary participants for leaking sensitive information and criminal libel.
- As NAZA schedules screenings in Australian cinemas later this week, Reporters Without Borders condemns government attacks as a media freedom threat ahead of the October 27 election, while Gadi Eisenkot has echoed official criticisms.
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The office of the Prime Minister of the Hebrew State envisages legal proceedings against the participants in the film of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, in which 24 members of the Israeli army and intelligence services testify anonymously.
Sapo
SIC NotíciasMuch of the documentary is based on investigations carried out since 2023 by Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, co-director of the film, and published both in the Israeli-Palestinian magazine +972 and in the British newspaper The Guardian, which also produces 'NAZA', and is based on testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence officers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded this Sunday the investigation and prosecution of the participants of the documentary ‘NAZA’, which recounts the mass killing of civilians in Gaza through testimonies of 24 Israeli military and intelligence officers, for “serious crimes against the security of Israel,” according to a statement published by his office. “The film builds a false, misleading and biased narrative that defaming the Sta…
dagelijksestandaard.nl
welingelichtekringen.nlJERUSALEM (ANP/AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the award-winning documentary NAZA about the war in Gaza. He has ordered "the Army Chief of Staff, the head of the Shin Bet security service and the Attorney General" to...
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