Former Hostage Slams Israeli Filmmakers Over Venice Award-Winning Documentary

Former hostage Elia Cohen launched a scathing online attack against Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shore, creators of the documentary "No Other Land," following their win at the Venice Film Festival. Cohen, who was held captive, accused the filmmakers of spreading "terrible lies" about Israel and the IDF, alleging that the blood of their friends and diaspora Jews is on their hands.

In a social media video, Cohen expressed outrage over the film's success, stating that such actions cannot be ignored by society. He called for extreme measures, including the revocation of the filmmakers' Israeli citizenship, arguing they should not be allowed to humiliate those who fought for his release.

Cohen warned that the filmmakers' actions could lead to negative repercussions for Israelis abroad, suggesting that any Israeli speaking Hebrew in Europe might face verbal and physical abuse. He urged the public to protest publicly against the filmmakers, calling for posters of them to be displayed and their images shared widely to cause them public shame and embarrassment.

Cohen's remarks included strong calls for public action, stating, "We need to go out into the streets, hang their posters and distribute their pictures on every possible media, so that when they walk down the street they feel ashamed. People should spit on them, it's not logical!"