More than 1,500 Israeli filmmakers and industry figures sign a petition backing directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after authorities reportedly threaten to revoke their citizenship. The petition is launched after the directors’ documentary, “NAZA,” wins at the Venice Film Festival following its premiere last week.
The Hindu and Variety both report that prominent filmmakers are among the signatories and that the petition expresses solidarity with the directors amid backlash from officials in Israel. Both outlets describe the response as part of an aggressive campaign at home targeting the filmmakers over the documentary’s content, which relates to Gaza. The articles characterize the petition’s message as a response to what it calls incitement and pressure directed at the directors. While the sources focus on the scale of the support and the citizenship threat, they do not present new details about the legal basis for the threatened revocation or specify actions taken by officials beyond the reported pressure.
