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Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham accepted the award for Best Documentary
Feature for his movie ôNo Other Landö at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

During AbrahamÆs anti-Israel acceptance speech, he took a swipe at U.S.
foreign policy and blamed the United States for the lack of resolution in the conflict.

ôWe made this film, Palestinians and Israelis, because together, our voices
are stronger. We see each other, the destruction of Gaza and its people,
which must end, the Israeli hostages, brutally taken in the crime of October
7, which must be freed,ö Abraham said.

ôWhen I look at Basel [Adra, co-director], I see my brotherùbut we are unequal,ö he claimed. ôWe live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control, there is a different path. There is a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people. And I have to say, as IÆm here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path.ö

ôWhy? CanÆt you see that we are intertwined, that my people can be truly safe if BasilÆs people are truly free and safe?ö Abraham continued, claiming there is ôanother way, itÆs not too late for life for the living.ö

The comments from Abraham were met with thunderous applause and cheers from
the stars in the room.

The team behind #NoOtherLand accepts the #Oscar for best documentary
and speaks about the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict
pic.twitter.com/3ilRwmdkzf

ù The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025

ôNo Other Landö won Best Documentary this year despite having less cultural influence and fewer viewers than the hit DailyWire+ documentary, ôAm I
Racist?ö

The past two winners in the category include ô20 Days in Mariupolö and ôNavalny,ö which were both critical of Russia. This yearÆs winning selection was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four activists seeking to
paint Israel as the aggressor in the ongoing conflict by highlighting the destruction of a West Bank village.

Producers had to self-distribute the film in the United States after no major studios picked it up. ôNo Other Landö was the highest grossing documentary of all the nominees yet earned only $420,000 at the domestic box office.

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