Family member confronts NAZA filmmakers at Delft premiere
Sabine Taasa confronted NAZA directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor during the film’s European premiere in Delft, Netherlands. She said Hamas killed her husband and son on October 7; audience members shouted back, according to reporting.
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Event date: The confrontation occurred during NAZA’s European premiere in Delft, Netherlands, on the evening described as Thursday; the sources do not establish the calendar date. [1][2]
What happened
Sabine Taasa interrupted the European premiere of NAZA in Delft, near The Hague, and addressed the film’s directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, from the stage. [1][2]
References for this detail (2)
- 'Hamas murdered my husband & son:' Bereaved mother confronts Naza creatorsisraelnationalnews.com · Recorded source date: Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC
- Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts 'NAZA' directors in Netherlandsjpost.com · Article published: Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
Taasa said her husband and son were murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack and asked where their deaths appeared in the film. The sources also say other children were seriously wounded in that attack. [1][2]
References for this detail (2)
- 'Hamas murdered my husband & son:' Bereaved mother confronts Naza creatorsisraelnationalnews.com · Recorded source date: Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC
- Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts 'NAZA' directors in Netherlandsjpost.com · Article published: Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
Audience members responded with shouts including “We don’t care,” “Shame on you,” and “We don’t want to hear it,” according to people present at the screening. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- 'Hamas murdered my husband & son:' Bereaved mother confronts Naza creatorsisraelnationalnews.com · Recorded source date: Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC
Avichai Shorshan, CEO of Ad Kan, accompanied Taasa and tried to project footage documenting October 7 atrocities onto the theater screen with a portable projector. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- 'Hamas murdered my husband & son:' Bereaved mother confronts Naza creatorsisraelnationalnews.com · Recorded source date: Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC
The screening became a dispute over the film’s framing of the war. NAZA centers Palestinian harm in Gaza, while critics in Israel say it gives insufficient attention to Hamas’s October 7 actions and Israeli victims. [2]
References for this detail (1)
- Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts 'NAZA' directors in Netherlandsjpost.com · Article published: Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
Context from the sources
Taasa’s family account was presented in the reporting as the reason for her protest; the sources do not establish whether the screening was stopped or whether the filmmakers changed the program. [1][2]
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- [1] 'Hamas murdered my husband & son:' Bereaved mother confronts Naza creatorsisraelnationalnews.comReferenced for: detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail 4
- [2] Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts 'NAZA' directors in Netherlandsjpost.comReferenced for: detail 1, detail 2, detail 5
Questions answered by the reporting
What was the film’s stated focus?
NAZA focuses on the Gaza war and harm caused to Palestinians, while also drawing criticism in Israel over its treatment of October 7 and Israeli military actions. [2]
What this could mean for you
The confrontation shows how screenings about the Gaza war can become contested public spaces for competing accounts of civilian harm, especially when victims’ relatives challenge the film’s framing in person.
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What changes the outlook
Risk increases if…
Further confrontations at screenings could prevent audiences from hearing competing accounts of the war.
Organizers could face pressure to alter or cancel events if disputes over the film’s portrayal intensify.
Pressure eases if…
A structured opportunity for the filmmakers, Taasa and other affected families to speak could reduce the chance of further disruption.
Still unclear
It is unclear whether the screening continued without interruption after the confrontation.
The sources do not establish whether the filmmakers responded substantively during the event.
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Sources (2)
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Sabine Taasa disrupted the European premiere of “Naza" in the Netherlands, confronting the filmmakers over their portrayal of the war. Audience members responded: “We don’t…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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A confrontation broke out Thursday evening during a screening of the film NAZA in the Dutch city of Delft after the wife and mother of…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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