Bereaved Mother Confronts Filmmakers of Alleged Anti-Semitic Film in Netherlands

A confrontation erupted at the European premiere of the film "Incidental Damage" in Delft, Netherlands, when Sivan Taasa, whose husband and son were murdered in the Hamas attack on October 7 and whose children were seriously injured, interrupted the screening. Taasa ascended the stage and directly confronted the filmmakers, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shur, demanding they look her in the eye and questioning why their film did not address the murder of her family members. Some audience members responded with jeers and shouts of "We don't care" and "Shame on you."

Avichai Shorshan, CEO of the "Ad Kan" organization, who accompanied Taasa, attempted to screen a "horrors video" using a portable projector, but "Ad Kan" claims some viewers prevented him from doing so. Taasa stated that the filmmakers are gaining fame at the expense of Israeli soldiers and victims, calling them "spoiled children" paving their way to Hollywood with lies. She declared her mission is to fight antisemitism and change the narrative.

Shorshan added that the "incidental damage" to Israel from the "false film" is immeasurable and that such "brainwashing" can only be corrected by confronting the "false witnesses" with the truth. The incident also drew strong reactions from Dutch politicians. Opposition leader Geert Wilders condemned the audience's reaction, calling the indifference "unthinkable" and a sign of moral bankruptcy stemming from the "left's alliance with Islam," which he believes threatens the Netherlands and Western civilization. Wilders asserted that while the audience could silence voices, they could not silence the truth.