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Stop the Ethnic Cleansing
March 07, 2025
If you watched the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, you may have heard one of the most powerful speeches in years when the film, “No Other Land,” won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
The film was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four activists - Adra, Hamdan Balla, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor. It tells the story of the destruction of Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank by the Israeli military. The title, “No Other Land,” comes from a woman in the film who asks where else the Palestinians of the West Bank are supposed to go.
Abraham, in his acceptance speech, not only highlighted the “ethnic supremacy” instituted by his country in the Occupied Palestinian Territories but also challenged the destructive role of the United States: “I have to say, as I am here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path [to peace].” You can watch their acceptance speeches in full here.
No Other Land is available to watch online for about $4 USD on Microsoft.com.
The CSA JPIC Office will be showing this movie on Monday, April 21 at 6 pm. Please join us in person or online!
Watch the trailer here:
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