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Netanyahu Orders Criminal Probe of Documentary “NAZA”

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Call for criminal probe

On 11 October 2026, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF chief, Shin Bet director and attorney general to investigate participants in the documentary “NAZA.”
Netanyahu called for a criminal probe and prosecution of the film’s contributors for alleged security breaches and libel.
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered “NAZA” at Venice on 10 September 2026, winning the jury prize.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered the IDF’s chief legal officer to assess legal action against documentary.

Left

Citizenship revocation threat

On Oct 11 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF chief, Shin Bet director and attorney general to investigate the documentary “NAZA.”
Netanyahu and Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to revoke the directors’ Israeli citizenship and branded the documentary treasonous.
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s film cites 24 sources alleging AI-driven civilian killings in Gaza.
Reporters Without Borders and 43 rights groups condemned action as an attack on media freedom.

Blindspot

Reporters Without Borders and 43 Israeli rights groups condemned the government’s actions as attacks on media freedom and intimidation of the filmmakers.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In June 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, stopped the Nixon administration from enjoining the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page Pentagon Papers, holding that prior restraint violates the First Amendment. The precedent that governments cannot silence dissent on security grounds resurfaces in Israel’s 2026 directive by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to probe the documentary “NAZA”.

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Call for criminal probe

On 11 October 2026, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF chief, Shin Bet director and attorney general to investigate participants in the documentary “NAZA.”
Netanyahu called for a criminal probe and prosecution of the film’s contributors for alleged security breaches and libel.
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered “NAZA” at Venice on 10 September 2026, winning the jury prize.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered the IDF’s chief legal officer to assess legal action against documentary.

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