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The attacks on the directors of 'NAZA' are the last chapter of years of lack of funds and contempt by the authorities. Artists warn that if Netanyahu wins again they will not be able to resist
A Palestinian attacker opened fire near the Israeli settlement of Neve Tzuf in the occupied West Bank, killing a about 30-year-old settler. The event occurred on 20 September 2026, hours before the start of Yom Kipur, and resulted in a large military deployment ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, walked through tunnels beneath Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
The Israeli filmmakers behind the documentary NAZA may have received a standing ovation at the Venice film festival, they have been facing violent threats to their lives and citizenship at home in Israel. A month ahead of crucial elections, the film profiles anonymous military sources who speak about the widespread killing of civilians in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he intends to introduce legislation aimed at revoking the citizenship of people who "defame IDF soldiers". Details by Shirli Sitbon, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
Netanyahu storms Western Wall tunnels amid Yom Kippur settler incursions, drawing fierce condemnation.
In this culture chronicle we analyzed the two themes that have hoisted the media focus this week: the persecution in their own country of the two Israeli filmmakers who led the award-winning documentary 'Naza', and the exclusion of the rapper Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's American tour. Two polemics with the same thread: the siege of Gaza and freedom of expression.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will ‘change the face of the Middle East’
Israel enters the election campaign in a context of multiple wars and with an outgoing Prime Minister and candidate who insists first on security but does not intend to be held accountable. To discuss this topic, our guest: David Khalfa, co-director of the Middle East Observatory at the Jean-Jaurès Foundation and co-founder of the Atlantic Middle East Forum.
The Israeli filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "NAZA", which uses anonymous military sources to speak about Israel's widespread killing of civilians in Gaza, have been the subject of a wave of threats and intimidation in their home country, one that has even targeted their families. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he intends to introduce legislation aimed at revoking the citizenship of people who "defame IDF soldiers."
A week after receiving the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Mostra on 13 September, the filmmakers of the documentary "Naza" are highly criticized in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu himself demanded the revocation of their citizenship.
