Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has called for Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to be stripped of their citizenship, accusing them of treason against the state. Zohar described the directors' work as vile and claimed they are seeking applause from antisemites around the world.
The directors' documentary, titled NAZA, investigates the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza and accuses the army of mass civilian killing. The film is named after an acronym used by Israel’s intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike. It alleges that mass civilian deaths are routinely built into military decisions amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Produced by The Guardian, the documentary includes interviews with purported Israeli intelligence officers who claim the systematic use of AI-powered targeting systems in Gaza. The film has received recognition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.