Israeli government seeks to strip citizenship from Gaza filmmakers

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to revoke the citizenship of documentary filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their film NAZA won recognition at the Venice Film Festival. The government launched a Shin Bet investigation into the film's origins by 2026-09-16.

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Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

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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 stri

Israeli minister seeks citizenship revocation for Gaza filmmakers

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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar said he would immediately seek to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12. Zohar called the film “vile” and accused its creators of treason, saying they were harming Israel to win applause from antisemites [aljazeera.com#1][newarab

Israeli minister seeks to revoke Gaza filmmakers’ citizenship

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Israel’s Culture Minister Miki Zohar said he would seek to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, accusing them of treason after their documentary NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. Zohar called the film “vile” and its award “shocking,” while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the directors a disgrace and told them to leave Isra

Israeli officials target Gaza documentary filmmakers after Venice award

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Israeli officials have attacked the directors of “NAZA,” an 80-minute documentary about Israel’s military operations in Gaza, after the film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 12. Culture Minister Miki Zohar said he would seek to revoke the Israeli citizenship of Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, accusing them of treason and harming Israel to win applause from antisemites

NAZA: Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship L: https://www. theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/ 14/gaza-documentary-makers-naza-israel-citizenship-ntwnfb C: https:// news.y

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NAZA: Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship L: https://www. theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/ 14/gaza-documentary-makers-naza-israel-citizenship-ntwnfb C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9700223 posted on 2026.09.14 at 13:01:05 (c=0, p=11)

Israel orders legal review of Gaza documentary 'NAZA'

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Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, ordered the military prosecutor on Sept. 14 to examine possible legal action against the makers and participants in NAZA, an 80-minute documentary about Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the film uses anonymous interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel who describe alleged targ

‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors

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Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked by Israel’s culture minister, who accused them

Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA

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Threats by the Israeli military, government ministers and far-right activists have intensified against the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Human rights organisations express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists