An award-winning documentary about civilian deaths in Gaza has triggered a political firestorm in Israel. After senior officials condemned the film as anti-Israeli and antisemitic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged legal and financial penalties against those accused of defaming the military. He is also proposing legislation that could revoke citizenship from Israeli critics of the armed forces.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Netanyahu targets Gaza documentary filmmakers
01:06 How Israelis are reacting to the film
02:55 What Netanyahu is trying to achieve
04:21 Could the proposed laws actually pass?
05:26 What this means for freedom of speech
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