The award-winning documentary “NAZA” featuring anonymous military sources speaking about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza has sparked a political firestorm in Israel. The film’s directors and their families have received a wave of threats, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan for a bill aimed at revoking the citizenship of people who “defame IDF soldiers”.

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    The award-winning documentary “NAZA” featuring anonymous military sources speaking about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza has sparked a political firestorm in Israel.

    Huh. That’s a bit surprising. Maybe the general populous there is actually starting to object to the crimes of their country and countrymen. Good for th…

    The film’s directors and their families have received a wave of threats, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan for a bill aimed at revoking the citizenship of people who “defame IDF soldiers”.

    …em. Nevermind.

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    Opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot, who has emerged as the main challenger to Netanyahu, on Monday denounced “moral blindness, a detachment from reality, and harm to the State of Israel in a difficult hour”.

    The head of the centre-left Democrats party, Yair Golan, issued a curt “I condemn” the following day.

    I’m not surprised, but still it’s insane just how morally bankrupt the whole mainstream Israeli political spectrum is.

    Edit: Also, if you want to lose even more hope in a negotiated peace with Israel, check this out. Tel Aviv University releases one of these every three months, basically tracking public sentiment in Israel regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show how good or bad the prospects for peace are. Spoiler alert, though: They’re always bad.

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    Shit wouldn’t that involve the entire current government since now everyone hates Israels army or the children are target practice army?