

In his acceptance speech, Abraham said, "I'm thinking of all the people, the Israeli politicians, the journalists back home who are now attacking this film, denying it without even seeing it."
Noting that Israel had killed six Palestinian children in Gaza since the festival's opening, Abraham added, "I want to be very clear: this truth has been documented and is known from the very first day thanks to Palestinian journalists. More than 200 of them were killed by Israel in Gaza. Their voices were silenced and denied. We believe that the denial of a crime is what helps it persist, and that's why it's really, really especially important for us that Israelis watch this film. It's our country that is doing these crimes."
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor stand by their reporting in #VeniceFilmFestival winner ‘NAZA’ in face of Israeli army denial. “Just over these past 10 days of the festival, Israel killed 6 Palestinian children in Gaza,” said Abraham.
Abraham said it was important that Europeans and Americans watch the film, too, noting that the Italian and German governments were "blocking pressure on Israel that can end this" and that the United States was "funding much of the killing."
Yuval Abraham hits back at Israeli journalists who have criticised NAZA since its Venice Film Festival premiere: “Since this festival started, Israel killed at least six Palestinian children in Gaza,” said Abraham in accepting the #Venezia83 Special Jury Prize. “The truth has
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit "categorically" rejected the allegations made in the film, citing junior-level soldiers being interviewed and an "incorrect use of legal terminology" being used by interviewees. The IDF also rejected the film's claim that "unintended harm resulting from lawful attacks was carried out deliberately or constituted part of "genocide."








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