LOS ANGELES (AP) — “No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military, won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday.The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown at the southern edge of the West Bank, which Israeli soldiers are tearing down to use as a military training zone. Adra's pleas fall on deaf ears until he befriends a Jewish Israeli journalist who helps him amplify his story.“We made this film as Palestinians and Israelis because, together, our voices are stronger,

Despite having no official U.S. distributor, Palestinian/Israeli doc 'No Other Land' wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at 97th Academy Awards.

Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accepted Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars for ‘No Other Land.’ “My hope to my daughter is that she will not have to live the same life I am living now,” Palestinian director and star Basel Adra said.

The award for best documentary feature at the 97th Academy Awards was won by Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land, with the acceptance speech using the moment to share a powerful message

The film follows a Palestinian who risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown in the West Bank.

The makers of 'No Other Land' have received praise for their powerful acceptance speech after winning the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.

As No Other Land won Best Documentary Oscar, its directors called for a political solution to the Gaza conflict. They urged global action against the injustice faced by Palestinians.

No Other Land, a film showing the alliance that develops between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist amid their peoples’ conflict on the occupied West Bank, won the documentary feature film Oscar today

While accepting the best documentary Oscar for "No Other Land," directors took the opportunity to make a robust plea for "a political solution" to the war in Gaza.

No Other Land gives an account of life under occupation in the West Bank.