Israeli Culture Minister Threatens to Revoke Citizenship of 'Naza' Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to strip Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their citizenship over their documentary 'Naza', which details Israel's actions in Gaza. The film, produced by the Guardian, was named after an acronym used by Israel's intelligence service to indicate civilian casualties in airstrikes. The filmmakers won an award at the Venice Film Festival, prompting Zohar's accusations of 'treason against the state'.
Where Sources Diverge
The Guardian reports that the documentary was produced by the Guardian, while the El Espectador does not mention this detail.
The documentary 'Naza' was produced by the Guardian.
The El Espectador does not mention the production of the documentary by the Guardian.
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Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’ ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of “treason against the state”. NAZA, which was produced by the Guardian, is named for an acronym used by Israel’s intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike on Gaza. Continue reading...
The Israeli Culture Minister called the directors of the documentary 'Naza' 'traitors' after they were awarded in Venice for revealing how Israel bombards Gaza.