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| Oscars 2025: No Other Land wins best documentary as filmmaker criticises US | Oscars 2025: No Other Land wins best documentary as filmmaker criticises US |
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| Watch: Israeli filmmaker takes dab at current political climate | Watch: Israeli filmmaker takes dab at current political climate |
| An Israeli journalist has said US foreign policy "is helping to block" a path towards a political solution in the Middle East as he picked up a best documentary Oscar for No Other Land, a feature set in the occupied West Bank. | An Israeli journalist has said US foreign policy "is helping to block" a path towards a political solution in the Middle East as he picked up a best documentary Oscar for No Other Land, a feature set in the occupied West Bank. |
| The acceptance speech at the 97th Academy Awards was one of the most overtly political moments of the night. | The acceptance speech at the 97th Academy Awards was one of the most overtly political moments of the night. |
| Yuval Abraham said his life was very different to that of his colleague, Palestinian journalist Basel Adra. "When I look at Basel, I see my brother, but we are unequal," Abraham told the audience. | Yuval Abraham said his life was very different to that of his colleague, Palestinian journalist Basel Adra. "When I look at Basel, I see my brother, but we are unequal," Abraham told the audience. |
| Their win comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, pausing fighting for an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. | Their win comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, pausing fighting for an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. |
| As they won their Oscar on Sunday night, Abraham and Adra took to the stage with colleagues Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal to pick up the award. | As they won their Oscar on Sunday night, Abraham and Adra took to the stage with colleagues Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal to pick up the award. |
| Abraham said: "There is a different path, a political solution, without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people. | Abraham said: "There is a different path, a political solution, without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people. |
| "And I have to say, as I am here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path." The audience cheered. | "And I have to say, as I am here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path." The audience cheered. |
| Adra thanked the Academy and said he became a father two months ago. | Adra thanked the Academy and said he became a father two months ago. |
| "I hope to my daughter that she will not have to live the same life I am living now, always fearing settlers' violence, home demolitions and forceful displacements." | "I hope to my daughter that she will not have to live the same life I am living now, always fearing settlers' violence, home demolitions and forceful displacements." |
| He said the film, which is broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 this week, reflected "the harsh reality we have been enduring for decades". | |
| LIVE: Follow BBC coverage of the ceremony | LIVE: Follow BBC coverage of the ceremony |
| RECAP: How the Oscars unfolded this year | RECAP: How the Oscars unfolded this year |
| BEST MOMENTS: A payback kiss, a surprise win, and defying gravity | BEST MOMENTS: A payback kiss, a surprise win, and defying gravity |
| WATCH: Highlights of the show in 180 seconds | WATCH: Highlights of the show in 180 seconds |
| FASHION: See the best looks from the red carpet | FASHION: See the best looks from the red carpet |
| WINNERS: Full list of tonight's awardees | WINNERS: Full list of tonight's awardees |
| MORE: How to watch the winning films | MORE: How to watch the winning films |
| No Other Land had been hotly tipped to win the category. | No Other Land had been hotly tipped to win the category. |
| The film follows the fight over Masafer Yatta, a community of around 20 villages, and the friendship between Adra and Abraham. | The film follows the fight over Masafer Yatta, a community of around 20 villages, and the friendship between Adra and Abraham. |
| Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Israeli settlements in the territory are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. They have expanded over the past 55 years, becoming a focal point of violence and conflicting claims over land. | Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Israeli settlements in the territory are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. They have expanded over the past 55 years, becoming a focal point of violence and conflicting claims over land. |
| In his speech, Abraham also condemned the "atrocious destruction of Gaza" and called for the "Israeli hostages brutally taken in the crime of October 7" to be freed. | In his speech, Abraham also condemned the "atrocious destruction of Gaza" and called for the "Israeli hostages brutally taken in the crime of October 7" to be freed. |
| On 7 October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. That triggered an Israeli military campaign that has killed at least 48,365 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. | On 7 October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. That triggered an Israeli military campaign that has killed at least 48,365 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. |
| Film shows Israel army demolishing West Bank homes | Film shows Israel army demolishing West Bank homes |