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‘No Other Land’ Oscar winners call for a different path on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

No Other Land, a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the Oscar for documentary feature and highlighted the need for a political solution without ethnic supremacy and national rights for both peoples.
The win occurs amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which began after Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023, resulting in significant casualties and hostages from both sides.
Co-Director Basel Adra expressed the need for the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, stating, 'We made this film, Palestinians and Israelis, because together our voices are stronger.'
Co-Director Yuval Abraham shared his hope for future generations to live without fear of violence and displacement, stating, 'I hope to my daughter that she will not have to live the same life I am living now.

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Commentary Magazine

The Oscars and the Plight of the ‘Good Jew’

Last night’s Oscars ceremony honored the film No Other Land with an award, but the acceptance speeches unwittingly paid homage to an old classic, the 1966 big-screen adaptation of A

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Egyptian Streets

Palestinian-Israeli Documentary ‘No Other Land’ Wins 2025 Oscar for Best Documentary

The Palestinian-Israeli documentary No Other Land won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 96th Academy Awards (known commonly as the Oscars) on 3 March 2025, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The film, a rare collaboration between co-directors, Palestinians Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal and Israelis Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, chronicles Adra’s fight to save his hometown in Masafer Yatta, a region designated as an Israeli milita…

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The Algemeiner

Controversial Israeli-Palestinian Film ‘No Other Land’ Wins Best Documentary at Oscars

Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for “No Other Land” during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria An Israeli-Palestinian film that focuses on the demolition of a small community in the West Bank and is critical of Israel’s military actions won best documentary feature film at the 97th…

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teenVogue

The Story Behind the Most Powerful Speech at the Oscars, From Palestinian and Israeli Filmmakers

No Other Land won Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars, marking the first-ever Academy Award for a Palestinian filmmaker, co-directors Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal.

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The Forward

‘No Other Land' just won an Oscar — how can American audiences see it?

At last night’s Oscars ceremony, the Israeli-Palestinian documentary No Other Land won Best Documentary Feature Film, making it the first Palestinian feature to win an Academy Award. Highly acclaimed since its initial release, the film has found distribution in more than 20 countries – but the U.S. is not among them. The film, which also won the prize for best documentary at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, documents the destruction …

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Orinoco Tribune

Yves Engler: We Won

By Yves Engler – Feb 26, 2025 After spending five days imprisoned, I was released without restriction on my ability to discuss the charges brought against me for criticizing Israel. It’s a small win for free expression and Palestine campaigning. In court on Monday the judge effectively forced the crown to drop its bid to block me from mentioning arch anti Palestinian Dahlia Kurtz. The crown wanted to restrict my ability to mention the name of th…

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