Culture Minister Miki Zohar accused filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of treason on Sunday evening and called for their citizenship to be revoked, after their documentary “NAZA,” which is about Israel’s alleged AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza, won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.

“The searing self-hatred of the producers, who are willing to hurt their homeland for applause from the antisemites of the world, is inconceivable and is a betrayal of the country,” Zohar said in a statement.

He also said that “as culture minister, I will immediately act to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these despicable directors for treason against the state.”

Other Israeli ministers also took aim at the directors, who won an Oscar in 2025 for their film “No Other Land” about settler violence in the West Bank.

“You are a disgrace and an embarrassment to the entire people of Israel. Go away!” far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on X.

“I am certain that your friends, that is to say our enemies Hamas in Gaza, will welcome you with open arms,” he continued.

The revocation of nationality is legally possible in Israel, although it is rarely applied.

In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the state can revoke the citizenship of those who carry out terror attacks or actions that constitute treason.

The law requires the interior minister to submit the revocation request, the justice minister to approve it and judges to validate it.

Abraham and Szor say they used conversations with 24 different Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers who spoke on condition that their identities be protected.

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