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As elections loom, Naza controversy strikes at the heart of Israel's crisis

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As elections loom, Naza controversy strikes at the heart of Israel's crisis Submitted by Antony Loewenstein on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 14:46 The film exposes dark truths about mainstream Israeli society, from the far right to the supposedly enlightened centre and left Naza co-directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor at the Venice Film Festival on 12 September 2026 (Tiziana Fabi/AFP) On How threatening is an Israeli film about war crimes and AI-enabled mass killing in Gaza ? Release it during an Israeli election campaign, and watch almost the entire political establishment fall over themselves to defame, shame and threaten the filmmakers, while defending Israel’s campaign in Gaza as noble, justified and praiseworthy. The newly released documentary, Naza , by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, details the elaborate ways in which Israeli military planners have unleashed hell on Palestinians in Gaza since 7 October 2023, with no care for the potential of civilian harm or death. In