Israeli culture minister vows to strip filmmakers' citizenship after Venice prize for Gaza doc NAZA

Israel’s culture minister Miki Zohar said he would revoke the citizenship of NAZA directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their Venice-winning Gaza documentary NAZA, calling the film vile and a betrayal of the state. The 80-minute film, shot secretly in Tel Aviv and featuring interviews with Israeli military personnel, portrays Israel’s actions in Gaza as mass killings of civilians and has drawn both praise (standing ovations at Venice, supportive editorials) and condemnation. NAZA won Venice’s Special Jury Prize and is set to screen at San Sebastián and the New York Film Festival, with release dates still to be announced by distributor MK2 Films.