Israel’s culture minister demands Shin Bet investigation into NAZA director
Israel’s culture minister demands Shin Bet investigation into NAZA director Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 10/06/2026 - 11:30 Miki Zohar has requested a probe into alleged links between Yuval Abraham and Hamas Director Yuval Abraham poses during a photocall for the documentary NAZA in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, 10 September 2026 (Reuters)…
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has asked the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency, to investigate possible connections between filmmaker and journalist Yuval Abraham and Hamas. This comes after the Yesha Council released research alleging that Abraham had ties to Palestinians with alleged Hamas connections, including a Gaza-born journalist and a Palestinian human rights activist in the Jordan Valley.
The investigation was requested following the release of the documentary "NAZA," which explores the AI systems behind Israel's mass killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The film has faced severe backlash from Israeli politicians, journalists, and far-right protesters, with some calling for the revocation of Abraham and its co-creator Rachel Szor's citizenship.
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