The Backlash to “NAZA” Shows How Little Israeli Citizenship Really Means
By threatening the filmmakers, Netanyahu lays bare how fragile the notion of what it means to be Israeli is in the age of its genocide in Gaza. The post The Backlash to “NAZA” Shows How Little Israeli Citizenship Really Means appeared first on The Intercept .
The Israeli documentary "NAZA," co-directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, is facing backlash in its home country Israel. The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, depicts extensive confessions from military and intelligence service personnel during the war against Gaza, revealing the targeting and killing of Palestinian civilians. The title of the documentary comes from the Israeli military's system for assessing collateral damage, which can map out buildings in Gaza and predict civilian casualties.
The controversy surrounding the film has led to two main claims from the Israeli government and military: one that the film released sensitive and classified information, and the other that it is a complete fabrication or hoax, labeled as a "blood libel" by the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Eyal Zamir. Key Israeli politicians accuse the filmmakers of aiding the enemy in wartime, with some, like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, calling them "friends" of Hamas.
Two contradictory claims have emerged: first, the film released sensitive information, contravening the law; and second, that it is a fabrication. Despite this, both Abraham and Szor are Israeli Jews with no Palestinian ancestry and no public record of citizenship for any other country. The documentary's release comes at a time when the State of Israel is in distress, and both the Israeli state and the army are proposing legal action against the filmmakers, including the revocation of their citizenship.
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