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Israeli officials are criticizing Oscar-winner “No Other Land.” So are Palestinian activists.

JL;DR SUMMARY "No Other Land," a provocative documentary on Israeli demolitions in the West Bank, has drawn criticism from both Israeli officials and Palestinian activists despite its recent Oscar win. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictBds MovementDocumentaryAnti NormalizationMasafer YattaBasel AdraCultural BoycottNo Other LandOscarYuval Abraham

Places mentioned

Israel
"The documentary chronicles Israeli demolitions in the West Bank Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta."
Palestinian Territories
"The documentary chronicles Israeli demolitions in the West Bank Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta."
Berlin, Germany
"Israeli director Yuval Abraham (L) and Palestinian director Basel Adra speak on stage after having received the Berlinale documentary award for No Other Land during the awards ceremony of the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival, Feb. 24, 2024 in Berlin."
United Kingdom
"Among Palestinians, Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom, congratulated Adra on his win."
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"And in a lengthy thread, Monica Marks who teaches Middle East politics at New York Universitys Abu Dhabi campus and has posted tweets critical of Israel puzzled at the logic of the PACBI statement rejecting the film."
New York City, New York, United States
"tweeted Nerdeen Kiswani, founder of Within Our Lifetime, a New York City-based group that praises Hamas and routinely calls for Israels destruction."

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