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, …
River Oaks Theatre to show No Other Land documentary
When Documentaries Become Propaganda: The Case for Rescinding the 'No Other Land' Oscar
If the Academy Awards have any interest in preserving their legitimacy—or even basic credibility—they must consider rescinding the Oscar handed to “No Other Land” for Best Documentary. To do otherwise would not only reward a flagrant distortion of the truth but would confirm what many have long suspected: that the Academy has abandoned even the pretense of valuing journalistic integrity in favor of political pandering. To understand how disastro…
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