Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar announced that any institution screening the film 'Naz'a' will be considered in violation of the law prohibiting support for a terrorist organization, and will have its government funding revoked in coordination with the Finance Ministry. The film has previously been labeled a 'blood libel' by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, as The Zioneer reported.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar on Tuesday morning stated that any venue screening the film 'Naz'a' would be deemed in violation of Israel's law prohibiting material support for a terrorist organization. Speaking amid an ongoing public uproar over the film, Zohar said the institution's budget would be revoked in coordination with the Finance Ministry.
The statement follows the IDF Chief of Staff's condemnation of the film as a 'blood libel' against the Israel Defense Forces, which The Zioneer reported on Monday. The Zioneer's correspondent Ornit Poren-Swisa described the minister's decision as 'small but important steps toward drying up the swamp of antisemitism and incitement we see in the art and academic world.'
The film's release has prompted a multi-agency response from the defense establishment. The precise scope of the budget-cut threat — whether it applies to municipal, cultural, or educational institutions — remains to be clarified. The minister's directive does not yet carry the force of law but signals the government's intent to use funding leverage against the film's distribution.
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