Yaron Avraham, Channel 12's political correspondent, addressed rumors circulating about an alleged family connection to Yuval Abraham, co-director of the documentary NAZA.
"To remove all doubt: Yuval Avraham is not my brother, my cousin, or my relative. Not close and not distant. There is no connection between us whatsoever --- and that's a good thing," Abraham wrote.
The clarification comes as Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar announced he would work to revoke the Israeli citizenship of Yuval Avraham and Rachel Szor, the filmmakers behind NAZA, following the documentary's jury prize win at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. "As Culture Minister, I will act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these despicable creators for treason against the state," the minister's statement read.
"The victory of the vile film NAZA at the Venice Festival is shocking," Zohar wrote, adding that "the burning self-hatred of creators willing to harm their homeland in order to receive applause from antisemites around the world is incomprehensible and constitutes treason against the state."
The documentary by the Israeli directors, who won an Oscar for the documentary "No Other Land" in 2025, received the jury prize at the Venice International Film Festival. According to the plot synopsis, the film deals with "the operational mechanisms behind the mass killing in Gaza and is based on testimonies from 24 IDF soldiers and officers." The film's title is derived from the military acronym for "collateral damage."
