Israeli documentary ‘NAZA’ opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza
The documentary uses 24 anonymous interviews to describe Israeli strike decisions and says one attack was approved to kill 500 Palestinians.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the documentary NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, opened at New York's IFC Center following a record-breaking 24.5-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
- The film's title functions as an acronym for the Hebrew phrase 'nezek agavi,' or collateral damage, and features anonymous testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel detailing AI-assisted targeting systems used in Gaza.
- Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar branded the filmmakers' work 'treason,' while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed legislation to revoke citizenship from anyone who 'slanders IDF soldiers,' intensifying domestic backlash.
- Outside the Saturday, September 26, 2026, screening, the Israeli-American Council organized a protest using mobile LED trucks displaying October 7 footage, arguing the documentary lacked war-context balance.
- The Guardian will make the documentary available to stream for free on its website beginning in November 2026, expanding on theatrical releases across 56 territories worldwide.
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The film "Naza: The Real History", a direct response to the film by the directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shore "NAZA", received a special prize from the jury of the Venice Film Festival.
Pure Israel Hate at NPR: Gaza Film Is 'Damning,' Left Critic in 'Quiet Horror and Fury'
Pure Israel Hate at NPR: Gaza Film Is 'Damning,' Left Critic in 'Quiet Horror and Fury' Screenshot of movie poster NPR planted its long-waving anti-Israel flag in Friday’s edition of their national talk show Fresh Air, hosted on Friday by regular guest host David Bianculli. Their film critic Justin Chang touted a slanted documentary of Israeli soldiers in Gaza which has been rapturously received by “pro-Palestinians” -- and apparently anti-semit…
Hollywood Edited Out October 7 Massacre But The Protesters Brought the Footage
On the afternoon of September 26, as the New York Film Festival gave NAZA its North American premiere inside Alice Tully Hall, Israeli Americans and other Jewish protesters stood in the rain on Broadway with a simpler demand than the one festival audiences are used to hearing: show the rest of the record. NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, was shot at night from Tel Aviv rooftops and is built around interviews with anonymous Israel…
Same roofs as Tel Aviv, but other soldiers in front of the camera and other stories about Gaza. "The Real Story" resumes the language of the investigation awarded in Venice to defend the Israeli army. While the original exceeds three million euros of collection in Italy
Search Hijack? Israeli Counter-Documentary Uses 'NAZA' Name as Original Gaza War Film Gains Global Attention
A new Israeli documentary uses the title NAZA: The Real Story to challenge an award-winning film about Gaza, prompting scrutiny over its near-identical name and competing narrative.
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