Oscar-Winning Palestinian Filmmaker's West Bank Home Raided by Israeli Soldiers
Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra's West Bank home was raided by Israeli soldiers, with his wife questioned, following an attack by Israeli settlers that injured his family.
Overview
- Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra reported that Israeli soldiers searched his West Bank home after he was attacked by Israeli settlers.
- During the settler attack, two of Adra's brothers and one cousin were injured, and his wife was questioned by soldiers about his whereabouts.
- Israeli soldiers raided Adra's West Bank home after Palestinians threw rocks, injuring two Israeli civilians, according to one summary.
- Adra, a journalist, dedicates his career to documenting settler violence in Masafer Yatta, his birthplace in the West Bank, where over 100 settlements have been built.
- Masafer Yatta was designated a live-fire training zone by the Israeli military in the 1980s, leading to the expulsion of residents, including Arab Bedouins.
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Basel Adra is a Palestinian lawyer, journalist, filmmaker, and activist from Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. He co-directed the 2024 Oscar-winning documentary film "No Other Land," which documents Israeli settler violence and the mass expulsion of Palestinians from his community.
Israeli settlers attacked Basel Adra and his family in Masafer Yatta, injuring two of his brothers and a cousin. Following this, Israeli soldiers raided Adra's home, questioned his wife about his whereabouts, and searched the house.
Masafer Yatta is a Palestinian community in the southern West Bank where over 100 Israeli settlements have been built. The Israeli military designated it a live-fire training zone in the 1980s, which led to attempts to expel the Palestinian residents, including Arab Bedouins, prompting ongoing conflict and documentation efforts by activists like Basel Adra.
The documentary 'No Other Land' presents the narrative of ethnic cleansing, systematic abuse, and forced expulsion of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta by Israeli settlers and soldiers. It offers perspectives from multiple angles and backgrounds, highlighting the plight of Palestinian villagers and the impact of occupation.
Basel Adra has dedicated his career to documenting settler violence via journalism and filmmaking, notably through his Oscar-winning documentary and reporting for outlets such as +972 Magazine and cooperation with human rights organizations, thus bringing international attention to the struggles of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta.
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