From Tantura to Gaza: History was not falsified, nor was testimony silenced

The Israeli documentary Naza attracted considerable international media and political attention after winning the Venice Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize, despite not yet having reached the wider public. Following its screening at the festival, the film received a 25-minute standing ovation, an unusual occurrence at such events. The film runs for 80 minutes. Its Hebrew title, Naza, means “collateral damage” that is, the number of civilians expected to be killed or injured when a particular military strike is carried out. The documentary examines the system used to select targets, including the reliance on artificial intelligence during bombing operations in Gaza, and explains the mechanism by which the number of civilians expected to be killed or injured as a result of […]