{
  "id": 14933427,
  "title": "'Bibi's Department': NAZA shows how Israel used affairs and gay relationships to blackmail Palestinians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bibis-department-naza-shows-how-israel-used-affairs-and-gay",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bibis-department-used-blackmail-over-affairs-and-gay-relationships-stop-palestinians"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "'Bibi's Department': NAZA shows how Israel used affairs and gay relationships to blackmail Palestinians Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:23 Interviewees in the film say Palestinian survivors of war crimes in Gaza 'were seen as a security threat' and were spied on by Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the state memorial ceremony for the third anniversary…",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli unit Bibi's Department blackmailed Palestinians with affairs and gay relationships",
    "Film NAZA reveals Israeli use of personal affairs to sabotage legal petitions",
    "Netanyahu furious, threatens to strip directors of citizenship"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}