The International Documentary Association urged Israel to withdraw what it calls threats against “NAZA” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. A culture minister accused them of treason and sought to revoke their citizenship.
The documentary is based on interviews with 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers, whose identities are concealed. They allege the IDF set acceptable Palestinian civilian-death totals for attacks on suspected Hamas militants, including authorization to kill up to 500 civilians in pursuit of one target. The IDF disputes the film’s account.
IDA’s letter says the public campaign included “traitor” graffiti and protesters outside Szor’s parents’ home; Israeli filmmakers and rights groups warned it could lead to violence. It urges Israel to abandon bills to revoke citizenship for “slandering” IDF soldiers and raise defamation damages twentyfold, protect confidential sources, and reject proposed film-funding changes that would end credit for international festival selections and create a track for films celebrating IDF soldiers. The letter had more than 250 signatories.
