The documentary NAZA, which exposes Israel's systemic mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza, premiered in New York City on Saturday amid protests and escalating threats from Israeli officials. Filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor defended their findings at the premiere, held at Lincoln Center.
Key Takeaways
The documentary NAZA premiered in New York City amid protests and escalating threats from Israeli officials. The film exposes systemic mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza and has been met with fierce derision from Israeli authorities, who have threatened to strip the filmmakers of their citizenship. Protesters gathered outside the premiere at Lincoln Center, while the filmmakers defended their findings during a post-screening Q&A.
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1 Difference FoundAll 4 publishers report consistent facts across 2 key claims. 1 point of difference noted.
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| Israeli Officials' Response To Naza | 1 Difference | Majority reports threats; LA Times focuses on Board of Peace-UNRWA meetings. | ▼ |
| Naza Premiere Location | Broad Agreement | Premiere held at Lincoln Center, NYC. | |
| Protests At Premiere | Broad Agreement | Protesters with Israeli flags and signs outside. |
Israeli Officials' Response To Naza
▼Majority reports threats; LA Times focuses on Board of Peace-UNRWA meetings.
Naza Premiere Location
Broad AgreementPremiere held at Lincoln Center, NYC.
Protests At Premiere
Broad AgreementProtesters with Israeli flags and signs outside.
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The 80-minute film was shot secretly on rooftops in Tel Aviv and builds on reporting published between 2023 and 2025 by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call. It won the special jury prize at its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival.
Israeli officials have met the film with fierce derision and threats to strip the filmmakers of their citizenship. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for new laws to revoke the citizenship of people who 'smear' Israeli soldiers in response to NAZA. The documentary has been declared a genocide by numerous international agencies, including the United Nations.
Protesters gathered outside the premiere at Lincoln Center on Saturday afternoon, brandishing Israeli flags and signs calling for viewers to 'learn the facts' of the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians. At least one truck with LED screens accusing NAZA of being 'propaganda dressed up as a documentary' circled the theater.
The filmmakers addressed the threats directly in a post-screening Q&A, defending their use of anonymous sources and the necessity of exposing systems of mass killing hidden by the Israeli state. They also highlighted Israel's annual $3.8 billion in military assistance from the U.S., connecting it to the actions depicted in the film.
As the U.S.-created Board of Peace pushes ahead with plans to rebuild Gaza, it has said there’s no place for the U.N. body that for decades has provided support to displaced Palestinians. However, behind the scenes, board members and others have been more open to working with the U.N. agency for Palestinians than it seems.
Philippe Lazzarini, who led UNRWA until earlier this year, told the Associated Press in an exclusive interview that members of the Palestinian technocratic committee want to work with the agency. Another U.N. official shared minutes from meetings where UNRWA and the committee discussed collaborating on plans for Gaza.
A Board of Peace official confirmed that board members had met multiple times with UNRWA officials, though publicly, the agency has not been included in the Board of Peace’s planning for Gaza. At a pledging conference for UNRWA on June 30, the agency’s current acting chief, Christian Saunders, called it 'vital' to efforts by the board to move forward with the ceasefire.
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