As directors Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor took the stage to accept the best documentary Oscar for their work on "No Other Land," they took the opportunity to make a robust plea for "a political solution" to the war in Gaza.

The film tells the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military.

Last night’s Oscars made history with the film No Other Land winning Best Documentary Feature, marking the first-ever Academy Award for a Palestinian filmmaker, co-directors Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal. The two accepted the award on stage alongside their Israeli co-directors, journalist Yuval Abraham and filmmaker Rachel Szor.

The Palestinian and Israeli directors of No Other Land, the documentary set in the occupied West Bank, criticized America’s foreign policy in the region as they accepted the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature tonight.

There’s been a lot of buzz over No Other Land following its 2025 Oscars win for Best Documentary Feature Film. It has also earned a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which you don’t see every day. The documentary has garnered attention and accolades for its depiction of the destruction of the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers.

Israeli documentary “No Other Land,” documenting the struggle of West Bank villagers facing possible expulsion by the Israeli military.

A joint Israeli-Palestinian team which made a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank delivered a passionate speech calling out injustices faced by Palestinians on Sunday night after they won the Oscar for best documentary.