Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers' citizenship over Gaza documentary
Israel's culture minister has called for the citizenship of two Oscar-winning filmmakers to be revoked following the release of their documentary about the IDF's AI-powered targeting systems in Gaza. The minister accused the directors of treason, while the filmmakers maintain their work exposes calculated mass killings.
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This highlights the intense tension between artistic freedom, state security, and the ethics of AI in modern warfare.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were given the Special Jury Award at the Venice International Film Festival
Middle East correspondent , Reporting from Jerusalem Published 19 minutes ago Israel's culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli co-directors of Naza, a documentary that accuses the Israeli army of mass civilian killings in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship over "treason against the state".
Named for the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage, the film speaks to 24 unidentified Israeli military and intelligence officers who outlined the AI-powered targeting systems used by the Israeli army to bombard Gaza in the war triggered by the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023.
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