Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians
TL;DR
- The Israeli government is promoting an online film titled "NAZA: The Real Story" to counter the real documentary "NAZA."
- The real "NAZA" documentary, produced by The Guardian, details mass killings of civilians in Gaza.
- The Israeli government has denounced the real "NAZA" and threatened its directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, with treason accusations.
- The government-backed film mimics "NAZA's" style and claims Israel has the "most moral army in the world."
- The website for the new film initially misrepresented itself as being affiliated with the original "NAZA."
- The new film's website displays an implausibly high viewer count, which technical analysis suggests may be inflated.
- The Israeli military has killed over 73,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023, in a campaign described as genocide by a UN commission.
- The original "NAZA" documentary details how an AI-assisted surveillance apparatus was used to target Hamas operatives, knowing many Palestinian civilians would die.
- Israeli officials have intensified efforts to discredit "NAZA," including calls for the filmmakers to lose citizenship and threats from far-right activists.