NZA's double standard: Propaganda wrapped in the cellophane of culture and choosing the enemy's narrative
Prof. Noah Dana-Picard attacks the documentary film by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shor that was screened at the Venice Film Festival, accusing it of anti-Israeli propaganda. The author claims the work is based on unverifiable testimonies, ignores Hamas atrocities, and presents a one-sided picture serving the enemy's narrative. He distinguishes between legitimate criticism and a work that chooses to erase context and eliminate the massacre, kidnappings, and abuse.
Prof. Noah Dana-Picard publishes a sharp opinion piece against the documentary film by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shor, screened at the Venice Film Festival. The author accuses the filmmakers of anti-Israeli propaganda wrapped in the cellophane of culture. He claims the film is based on 'testimonies' whose sources cannot be examined, and almost completely ignores Hamas atrocities – the massacre, kidnappings, and abuse on October 7. Dana-Picard distinguishes between legitimate criticism of Israeli policy and a work that deliberately chooses to erase context and present Israel as acting without reason. He accuses the filmmakers of choosing the enemy's narrative, noting that Israel's enemies pounced on the film as if finding great spoils. The author compares the case to the silence of women's organizations worldwide regarding testimonies of abuse of Israeli women on October 7 and in Hamas captivity, calling it a double standard and moral low. The article concludes that Venice's red carpet cannot turn a lie into truth, and that the struggle for truth is a struggle for the possibility of art to be art, not propaganda.