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John Spencer, an expert on urban warfare and Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, sharply criticized the documentary NAZA on Monday, accusing it of presenting claims about the war in Gaza that go beyond even those made by Hamas. “Worse than Hamas propaganda," Spencer wrote in a post on X after watching the documentary in its entirety. “Over three years, I’ve tried not to be surprised by ignorance, disinformation, and distortions relating to war, but this is at the top for many reasons." Spencer said he intends to publish a detailed analysis of...

Israeli filmmakers launch counter-documentary to rebut ‘NAZA’. The counter-project, titled NAZA: The Real Story, dropped with English subtitles this week in a bid to immediately intercept the global narrative. By Maariv. October 2, 2026. Three Israeli creators have released a documentary designed to directly counter and discredit NAZA, the controversial, Venice Film Festival award-winning film that alleges systematic Israeli military misconduct in Gaza. The counter-project, titled NAZA: The Real Story, dropped this week with English subtitles in an effort to immediately shape the global narrative. Directed by Lt. Col. Roi Danino, Hagai Gutman, and Ariel Averbuch, the documentary positions itself...

In case you took the last week off from reading the news, watching TV or combing through social media, you’re aware that a lot of people have suddenly come to the conclusion that artificial intelligence will soon destroy humanity if it isn’t stopped. While I’m sure that most Israelis are also interested in the possibility that our computer/robot overlords will soon render us extinct, headlines in the Jewish state have largely focused on another controversy in which AI plays a subsidiary role. Bolstering the ‘genocide’ lie The 25-minute standing ovation given to a documentary film called “NAZA”—a reference to a...

Israel is treating the new documentary “NAZA,” by the Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, less like bad publicity than a national security crisis. Eyal Zamir, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, pledged to use “every tool at our disposal” against the documentary, which features anonymous interviews with 24 intelligence officers and soldiers, most involved in remote strikes in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for legislation that would let the state strip Abraham and Szor of their citizenship. Israel’s culture minister has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate them for treason. Activists and staff members...

naza debacle. Anonymous Video Alleges NAZA Filmmakers Paid for Inflated Casualty Claims. A video posted by an Israeli private investigator features an anonymous man alleging NAZA's makers paid for inflated death tolls. The claims are unverified. Gila Isaacson. Sep. 17, 2026 The video was posted on Facebook by Shmulik Maman, owner of the firm Quentin Investigations. In it, a young man whose face is concealed claims the filmmakers paid 10 shekels for each death an interviewee described. By that rate, he said, someone claiming 500 people were killed in an incident would receive 5,000 shekels. The man also said the...

EDWARDS AFB - Living in space can make a person more appreciative of the Earth's variety. It also can increase one's capacity to tolerate hot sauce. Remarks ranging from the holistic to the humorous were downlinked Tuesday from the crew of the International Space Station to a group of educators gathered at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. Teachers attending a workshop at NASA Dryden asked the two-person crew of the International Space Station how being in space has changed their lives. The 25 teachers, representing five schools, are participating in the new NASA Explorer Schools...