Critical filmmakers in Israel say they are facing an escalating campaign of intimidation, funding pressure, and online threats following the release of films perceived as challenging the Israeli military and government. Culture Minister Miki Zohar has called for the citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor — whose documentary NAZA, which features testimonies from soldiers and intelligence agents about the conduct of the Gaza offensive, received a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival — to be revoked on grounds of treason, while social media calls for violence against the pair have alarmed colleagues. Filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks, former head of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum, described the atmosphere as unprecedented in its cruelty, warning that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is re-elected in upcoming legislative elections, many artists will emigrate rather than endure what he called a climate in which critical culture is now treated as an act of betrayal.