Israeli minister threatens to strip citizenship from makers of Gaza documentary NAZA

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will move to revoke the citizenship of the makers of the Gaza documentary NAZA after its Venice Film Festival prize.

• Zohar posted on X on Sunday that he will "act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship" of the two directors, whom he accused of "treason against the state."
• NAZA, based on testimony from 24 anonymous Israeli military and intelligence personnel, won the Venice Special Jury Prize and received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere.
• National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the directors were "a disgrace and an embarrassment to the entire people of Israel" and should "go away."
• Director Yuval Abraham said the team was proud of the award and said he hoped the film would push Western governments to apply economic sanctions on Israel.
• The second director, Rachel Szor, was also named in Zohar's citizenship-revocation threat alongside Yuval Abraham.
• The 24 testimonies concern Israeli aerial strikes that killed Palestinian civilians in Gaza, claims the Israeli military rejected.
• The documentary also addresses the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023.
• Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ordered the military advocate general to examine legal action against the film and to probe possible leaks of classified material, after an urgent meeting with senior commanders.
• The documentary features testimony from 24 officers of Israeli intelligence unit 8200 alleging systematic targeting of civilians using artificial intelligence with political approval.
• Analysts said the film dismantles Israeli claims of 'collateral damage' and complicates its position before international courts.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the film 'shocking' and accused it of fueling global anti-Semitic incitement.