NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees
Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentary
TL;DR
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the identification and prosecution of soldiers and officers interviewed in the documentary NAZA.
- Netanyahu claims the film, which details the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, harms Israel's diplomatic and security interests.
- The documentary NAZA, produced by The Guardian, has received international awards and will be shown in over 50 countries.
- The Israeli government has threatened the filmmakers, accusing them of treason and vowing to hound them.
- Journalist organizations and film industry figures have condemned the Israeli government's actions as intimidation and a threat to press freedom.
- The military advocate general noted that criminal prosecution would require evidence of security violations or disclosure of classified material.
- NAZA builds on previous revelations published by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian.