Threats Against 'NAZA' Directors Must Stop, IDA Tells Israel
Netanyahu said his government would revoke citizenship and raise defamation fines twentyfold after the film’s anonymous military interviews drew criticism, officials said.
- On Saturday, Israeli documentary NAZA holds its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to revoke citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor for alleged "treason."
- Based on interviews with 24 anonymous Israeli military personnel, NAZA depicts AI-enabled "factory-scale" killing in Gaza, alleging the Israel Defense Forces authorized the killing of up to 500 civilians to target one Hamas militant.
- Netanyahu announced legislation to revoke citizenship from anyone who "slanders IDF soldiers" and raise defamation fines "twentyfold" to 1 million shekels , escalating official pressure.
- The International Documentary Association defends Abraham and Szor against what it terms a "campaign of threats," joined by more than 1,500 film professionals and 43 human rights organizations.
- Organizers plan a protest outside Lincoln Center in New York City during the premiere to challenge the film's claims, while the IDF has formally disputed the documentary's account.
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Threats Against 'NAZA' Directors Must Stop, IDA Tells Israel
The International Documentary Association is coming to the defense of NAZA filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The nonprofit organization posted a letter to its website urging the Israeli government to stop what the IDA terms a “campaign of threats” against the directors, whose film is sharply critical of Israel’s conduct of the war in […]
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The official campaign was accompanied by threats from far-right groups, calling for violence against the directors and their families and the demolition of their homes, chanting “Death penalty for traitors.”
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