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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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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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We Got This Covered

Did Gal Gadot really skip presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary because she hated the winner?

Last night, No Other Land rightly scooped up an Oscar for Best Documentary. The movie is an Israeli/Palestinian collaboration chronicling Israel’s destruction of Masafer Yatta, the Palestinian director Basel Adra’s hometown. The documentary sees Adra befriend Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, as they seek to tell their story. The documentary received huge buzz on the festival circuit and – despite there being no plans for a domestic release – ha…

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The New Arab

The Palestinian cause has won an Oscar — for telling the truth

No Other Land's Oscar win is a testament to the resilience of the Palestinian people, no matter the intention of the Israeli filmmakers, writes Sarah Agha.

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Democracy Now!

“Stop the Ethnic Cleansing”: Watch Oscar Speech of Palestinian & Israeli Directors of “No Other Land”

The Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The film follows the struggles of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank community of Masafer Yatta to stay on their land amid home demolitions by the Israeli military and violent attacks by Jewish settlers aimed at expelling them. The film was made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, including the Palestinian journalist Basel Adra, w…

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