Did Israel Build a Secret AI Machine to Target Civilians? (NAZA Controversy)

Did Israel build a secret AI machine to target civilians?

This last week a film was screened at the Venice Film festival called Naza. The film, directed by a couple of Israelis, was awarded the special jury prize, and when it was announced, it was greeted with a full 25 minutes of standing ovation. Why? Because it paints a picture of supposed Israeli war crimes in Gaza with a surprising amount of emotional and journalistic surety.

But as we’ll see over the next few minutes, this film is anything but journalistic. There are major flaws in the claims made by the film, and serious doubts about the directors themselves, and their possible ties to Hamas itself. Ben Hilton breaks it down for you in today’s video.

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