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  • I love Israel, but the film NAZA still made me uncomfortable

    I love Israel, but the film NAZA still made me uncomfortable

    If a poorly portrayed Israel wasn’t already in the headlines enough, now it’s in the cinema. “NAZA,” a documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, debuted at the Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 10 and received a 25-minute standing ovation. I did not hear loud applause in the Silver Spring theater. In…

    Samantha Birenbaum