“Anyone who acts against the State of Israel during a war cannot continue to hold Israeli citizenship,” said Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar. The attack is aimed at Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the two directors who won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival with the film “Naza.”
The documentary takes its name from the military acronym used by the Israeli army to indicate collateral damage from attacks, and thus the citizens who are killed. The directors’ statement explains that their work analyzes “the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians for which our country is responsible.” The film was produced in collaboration with “The Guardian” and “JW Films.”
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Miki Zohar shared this morning, in a post on X, the letter sent to the Director General of the Central Population Office and the Ministry of the Interior requesting the revocation of citizenship for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
מי שפועל נגד מדינת ישראל בזמן מלחמה – לא יכול להמשיך ולהחזיק באזרחות הישראלית שלו.
פניתי הבוקר למנכ״ל רשות האוכלוסין ולמנכ״ל משרד הפנים לבחון את שלילת האזרחות הישראלית ליוצרי הסרט האנטי-ישראלי ״נז״א״ בגין הפרת אמונים למדינה ושיתוף פעולה עם האויב, ולבדוק כיצד הושגו החומרים, מי… pic.twitter.com/8kT1pd3FLFRead more Papa Leone revokes Bergoglio’s cuts and raises the salaries of the cardinals
— Miki Zohar מיקי זוהר (@zoharm7) September 14, 2026
The two are accused of “breach of loyalty to the State” and “collaboration with the enemy,” aimed at making an “anti-Israeli” and “disgraceful” film. The Israeli minister also wants to clarify the methods used by the directors to obtain the material and the identities of all those responsible.
This morning, the Israeli army also responded. The IDF spokesperson completely rejected the issues raised in “Naza.” Within the documentary, “claims are made regarding national and military strategy that clearly do not fall within the knowledge of low-ranking soldiers.”
Furthermore, the army denied claims related to the use of artificial intelligence in selecting targets to eliminate: “Decisions regarding the selection and approval of attacks in the IDF are made exclusively by people, in accordance with guidelines.”
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