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Israeli Minister Calls to Strip Gaza Film Directors of Citizenship

  • Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar called to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival, labeling the film "vile" and accusing its creators of harming Israel and treason.
  • The documentary NAZA features anonymous interviews alleging that Israeli military operations in Gaza knowingly caused civilian harm; the IDF rejected these claims and questioned the credibility of the anonymous sources.
  • Zohar and other Israeli officials, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, condemned the filmmakers and their documentary as slanderous against Israel.
  • Filmmaker Yuval Abraham criticized Israeli politicians for condemning the film without viewing it, and the film received a standing ovation at the festival.
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Itamar Ben Gvir says that Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor "are a disgrace and a disgrace to all the people of Israel." The documentary "Naza" reports the massacre of civilians in Gaza by Israeli forces

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For their documentary on alleged war crimes in Gaza, Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham received standing ovations in Venice for 25 minutes. In Israel, they are now to lose their citizenship.

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Documentary film about the killing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has several Israeli ministers attacking.

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The Minister of Culture claims that the Israeli director duo wants to gain popularity in "anti-Semitic circles around the world."

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An Israeli minister announced on Sunday that he wanted to disqualify the filmmakers of the documentary "NAZA" who gave the floor to soldiers accusing the army of killing many civilians in Gaza, accusing them of "treason for the state". ...

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