{
  "id": 7236110,
  "title": "Israel’s Culture Minister Calls For Oscar-Winning Israeli Filmmakers Behind Gaza Doc ‘NAZA’ To Lose Their Citizenship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/israels-culture-minister-calls-for-oscar-winning-israeli-filmmakers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T03:33:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/israel-culture-minister-naza-filmmakers-citizenship-1237101397/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel's Culture Minister Miki Zohar has threatened to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose documentary \"NAZA\" won a Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. The documentary alleges that the Israeli army targeted civilians in Gaza using AI-powered targeting systems.\n\nAccording to Deadline, Zohar called the filmmakers' actions \"treason\" and stated he would \"act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship\" of Abraham and Szor. Variety reported that Zohar accused the filmmakers of \"betraying the state\" and seeking applause from antisemites.\n\nThe filmmakers, as reported by Middle East Eye, spoke to 24 Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers who outlined the AI-powered targeting systems used in Gaza, resulting in tens of thousands of civilian casualties. The Hollywood Reporter noted that Zohar described the documentary as \"treason\" against the state.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Israeli minister calls to strip Gaza film directors of citizenship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/israeli-minister-calls-to-strip-gaza-film-directors-of-citizenship",
        "published": "2026-09-13T20:46:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Israeli minister calls to strip Gaza film directors of citizenship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/israeli-minister-calls-to-strip-gaza-film-directors-of-citizenship-7177023",
        "published": "2026-09-13T21:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "IDF responds to Israeli film: \"Internal and absurd contradictions\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/idf-responds-to-israeli-film-internal-and-absurd-contradictions",
        "published": "2026-09-13T22:41:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli minister threatens to strip Gaza film directors of citizenship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/israeli-minister-threatens-to-strip-gaza-film-directors-of-citizenship",
        "published": "2026-09-13T22:42:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}