{
  "id": 7347061,
  "title": "Israel Minister of Culture Wants to Revoke Oscar-Winning Filmmakers’ Citizenship Over New Film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/israel-minister-of-culture-wants-to-revoke-oscar-winning-filmmakers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:51:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/naza-directors-israel-citizenship-no-other-land/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Minister of Culture Miki Zohar has vowed to revoke the citizenship of Oscar-winning filmmakers Huval Abraham and Rachel Szor for their new documentary NAZA. The film, which exposes the systems behind Israel's mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, has sparked controversy since its win at the 2025 Oscars. Co-directors Abraham and Szor were previously arrested and faced threats from West Bank settlers, and a consultant on the film was tragically killed in July 2025. Zohar accused the filmmakers of treason, stating that their film constitutes a betrayal of the state. The Venice Film Festival's official synopsis of NAZA emphasizes its exploration of the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. Despite not currently having distribution in Israel, the filmmakers hope to release the film widely in the United States and Germany.",
  "summary": "The new documentary by the co-directors of No Other Land, NAZA, won a special jury prize at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. Israel Minister of Culture Wants to Revoke Oscar-Winning Filmmakers’ Citizenship Over New Film Liz Shannon Miller",
  "key_points": [
    "Documentary NAZA exposes systems behind Israel's mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.",
    "Filmmakers previously arrested, faced threats, and consultant killed in July 2025."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}