US Edition‘No Other Land’ Oscar winners call for a different path on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- The filmmakers of No Other Land won the Oscar for Best Documentary and alleged that the United States is blocking peace in Israel.
- Palestinian activist Basel Adra called for action to stop injustice and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians during the acceptance speech.
- Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham condemned U.S. foreign policy and the violence in Gaza, stating that peace has been hindered.
- No Other Land highlighted the plight of Palestinians under military law and won despite lower viewership compared to other documentaries.
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The only reason No Other Land was palatable at the Oscars was because Israelis were involved
No Other Land rightly won Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Oscars. The film has been touted as a Palestine-Israel collaboration, with Palestinian Basel Adra and Israeli Yuval Abraham part of the directorial team alongside Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal. Basel and Yuval both appear in the film, which is a meticulously crafted documentary on repeated Israeli demolitions of Basel’s hometown, Masafer Yatta. In a collective statement, the direc…
‘No Other Land’, ‘Mo’, and the Palestinian Everyday Joy of Life
News clips of bombed-out buildings, statistics of horrific casualties, and stories of mass displacement—in recent memory, Palestinian identity has been reduced to their suffering. As Israel’s settler colonialist project continues to wreak havoc in their lives, Palestinians have become symbols of unflinching resilience in our collective memory. However, it is vital to remember that they are much more than that because when you think of a people, …
“I Can’t Go On, I Must Go On” | Joe Sacco, Art Spiegelman, Will Simpson
Some readers may have been surprised to find a three-page comic in our February 27 issue: a collaboration by Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco titled “Never Again and Again.” It’s a “graphic conversation” between the cartoonists about Israel’s campaign of ethnic cleansing and—as Sacco puts it on the comic’s first page—“obliteration” in Gaza. Spiegelman is […]
'No Other Land' is a victory for the Palestinian struggle
While some have accused the Oscar-winning film of normalization, leaders and activists in Masafer Yatta are unwavering in their support for joint resistance. The post Make no mistake: ‘No Other Land’ is a victory for the Palestinian struggle appeared first on +972 Magazine.
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