'Bibi's Department': NAZA shows how Israel used affairs and gay relationships to blackmail Palestinians

Documentary NAZA uncovers how Israel used personal affairs and homosexual relationships to blackmail Palestinian survivors of war crimes in Gaza, according to interviews with former Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers. The film, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by The Guardian, alleges that Israel's "Bibi's Department," a unit working for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, targeted Palestinians as a security threat and spied on them to sabotage legal petitions to international courts.

One interviewee described how compromising evidence of romantic affairs and homosexual relationships was used to pressure international officials, leading to the withdrawal of cases at The Hague. The title "NAZA," short for "collateral damage," reflects the Israeli army's rule of engagement that allowed for up to 20 civilian deaths per target, though one officer claimed a target would result in up to 500 Palestinian civilian deaths.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is furious with the film and has ordered Israeli authorities to identify and prosecute the whistleblowers for harming Israel's diplomatic and security interests. The Israeli government has threatened to strip the film's directors of their citizenship.