Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary, to the Editor, LA Times, re Efforts to Silence NAZA and Macklemore

Re: Commentary: Efforts to silence 'NAZA' filmmakers and Macklemore only amplifies their work, Opinion by Lorraine Ali. Los Angeles Times

Sept. 19, 2026

Dear Editor,

Did you ever think that we go to concerts for the entertainment not to hear how much we should hate the Jews?

As for efforts to stifle Naza, First off, consider that Naza is a combination of Nazi and Gaza. Calling Jews Nazis after they lost one third of their population to the German Nazis, and would lose the rest if Hamas got its way is a form of torment, the same torment visited upon the Jews by Holocaust deniers. So forgive us if we oppose the tormentors, whatever their ethnic background.

Another reason to reject Naza is that Israel claims the information is incorrect. The identity of all the soldiers giving testimony was not provided so there is no way to fact check the information. In this regard, one soldier has come out revealing that Naza's filmmakers paid him cash to exaggerate the body counts. He regrets being manipulated by the filmmakers. How many others will be revealed to have been paid for their information, proving that the movie utilized tainted information. Opposing lies is not "efforts to silence Naza' filmmakers".

Larry Shapiro

Calgary, Alberta