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Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't want you to see this movie. Here's why you must.
They used words such as “massacre” and “war crimes.” One said he believed he participated in a “genocide.” (In a particularly chilling moment, he still described his contributions as “insanely fun.”) An interviewee said that he now understood Nazi psychology after participating in the war. The Israeli military has said these and other claims in the film are misleading or false and are at odds with its stated targeting protocols. Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir said the film “is based on blood libels, deliberate distortions of reality, and grave, false accusations against IDF soldiers and commanders” and promised to use “every tool at our disposal” against the documentary. “NAZA,” which was produced by The Guardian, builds on well-sourced, published reporting by the Guardian itself and other outlets including +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call. Collectively, more than 100 sources, including senior-ranking commanders directly involved in authorizing strikes, provided information. Moreover, the systems of targeting and behavior described broadly are consistent with the civilian death rate captured in the Israeli military’s own databases and reporting from other outlets. One thing I learned from “NAZA” was that Israel has even more power over Gaza than I previously...
