# Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/israeli-minister-threatens-to-strip-israeli-film-makers-of-citizenship-over-gaza-documentary-naza/
- Published: 2026-09-14T22:37:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-16T17:19:45+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/14/gaza-documentary-makers-naza-israel-citizenship-ntwnfb
- Topics: Culture, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Israeli minister wants citizenship of NAZA film-makers revoked over "treason"
- NAZA exposes AI targeting systems used in Gaza airstrikes
- Netanyahu, military chief and other ministers also condemned the documentary

## Summary

Israel's culture minister, Miki Zohar, has called for the Israeli citizenship of documentary directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to be revoked, accusing them of treason over their film NAZA, which examines Israel's mass killing of civilians in Gaza. The Guardian-produced documentary, based on interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence whistleblowers, details AI-powered targeting systems used in Gaza strikes and won a special jury prize at the Venice film festival after receiving a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation.

Zohar has written to Israel's immigration and interior authorities asking them to explore revoking the pair's citizenship and to investigate how the film's material was obtained, while the military's chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, said lawyers were examining possible legal action, calling the film's claims "blood libels". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior figures, including Itamar Ben-Gvir, Avigdor Lieberman and Naftali Bennett, condemned the directors, who previously won an Oscar for No Other Land. Citizenship revocation is legally possible in Israel under a 2022 supreme court ruling covering disloyalty such as espionage or treason, though it is rarely applied.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/14/gaza-documentary-makers-naza-israel-citizenship-ntwnfb)
- [Consequence: Israel Minister of Culture Wants to Revoke Oscar-Winning Filmmakers’ Citizenship Over New Film](https://consequence.net/2026/09/naza-directors-israel-citizenship-no-other-land/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Israeli Army Chief Orders Legal Review of ‘NAZA’ Documentary](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/israeli-army-chief-orders-legal-review-naza-documentary-1236700856/)
- [BBC Entertainment: Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers' citizenship over Gaza documentary](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vgy8d8256go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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