NAZA: Israeli minister to seek revocation of filmmakers’ citizenship for ‘treason’

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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar announced on Sunday he would seek to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor for treason, calling their documentary exposing a "system of killing" of Palestinian civilians in Gaza "despicable." The film, which won an award at the Venice International Film Festival and features interviews with anonymized Israeli military insiders describing AI-driven targeting and approval of civilian deaths, has faced strong backlash and rejection from the Israeli army.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 09:39 Culture Minister Miki Zohar accuses filmmakers of ‘betrayal’ after their documentary exposing a ‘system of killing’ of Palestinian civilians wins a prize at Venice Director Yuval Abraham and director Rachel Szor, winners of the Special Jury Prize for 'NAZA' at the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on 12 September (AFP/Stefano Rellandini) Off An Israeli minister said on Sunday that he would seek to revoke the citizen

NAZA: Israeli minister to seek revocation of filmmakers’ citizenship for ‘treason’

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