Netanyahu Moves To Get ‘NAZA’ Directors’ Israeli Citizenship Revoked
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the chorus of Israeli government officials seeking to punish the directors of the Venice Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize-winning documentary NAZA. After decrying what he described as “global antisemitic incitement,” Netanyahu said he will be introducing two bills in his country’s parliament, the Knesset. “We will hit them in […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voiced his support for revoking the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, directors of the Oscar-winning documentary "NAZA." The film exposes the killing of thousands of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli Defense Forces. In a social media post, Netanyahu declared that anyone who defames IDF soldiers would have their citizenship revoked and be hit financially.
The PM announced two bills in the Knesset, one to revoke citizenship of those who slander IDF soldiers and the other to increase defamation damages they can face twentyfold. This follows criticism of the film by Israel's culture minister Miki Zohar, who also called for the citizenship of the filmmakers to be revoked. "NAZA" received the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and numerous awards.
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