Documented attacks — not facts about the filmmakers
Pressure
After the prize, the couple were not answered with a screening in Israel. They were answered with treason talk, a threatened statelessness, and language peers say is edging toward physical danger.
Miki Zohar, Culture Minister
Called the Venice win shocking, accused Abraham and Szor of harming Israel for “applause from antisemites,” labeled the work treason, and said he would act immediately to revoke their Israeli citizenship.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, National Security Minister
Called the filmmakers “a disgrace and an embarrassment” and told them to go away.
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Naftali Bennett
Described the film as a “blood libel,” a charge that recasts documentary evidence as racial incitement.
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Public petition
An Atzuma petition circulated to revoke their passports for “defaming Israel.” A minister’s post is not a court finding. Israeli law still requires other officials and judges for citizenship revocation.
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Solidarity
1,000+ filmmakers signed for them
A petition reported by Ynet says the campaign of vilification is “drawing ever closer to effectively sanctioning violence and posing a physical threat to their lives.” That is why this site exists: to keep the couple visible as filmmakers, not as a government talking point.
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