Basel Adra
Basel Adra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | +972 Magazine Local Call |
| Organization | B'Tselem |
Basel Adra (also Basil and also Al-Adra or Al-Adraa,[1] Arabic: باسل عدرا or باسل العدرا) is a Palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and who in 2022 was beaten while filming the IDF demolishing a structure that he built. He co-wrote and co-directed the 2024 documentary film No Other Land, which premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival,[2] at which it won two best-documentary awards.[3][4]
Personal life
Adra was born to father Nasser[5] in At-Tuwani, Hebron Municipality, in the West Bank of Palestine.[6][7] He lives in Masafer Yatta, Hebron.[8][9]
Career and activism
Adra is an activist[10] and a volunteer photographer for B'Tselem.[11] He works as journalist for online publications +972 Magazine and Local Call.[12]
In 2021, HaKol HaYehudi and Channel 12 falsely accused Adra of setting fire to a building in the Hebron Hills area of the West Bank, in order to frame the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).[1] On May 8, 2022, he was beaten by IDF forces[12][13] while reporting on IDF soldiers dismantling a structure that he built.[14]
In February 2024, the film No Other Land about the situation of Masafer Yatta that he co-directed premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Berlinale Best Documentary film award and Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film.[15][16]
References
- ^ a b Ziv, Oren (2021-10-07). "Israel's top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (17 January 2024). "The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 February 2024). "Berlin: Memories of a Burning Body, No Other Land Win Panorama Audience Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 February 2024). "Mati Diop Doc Dahomey Wins Berlin Golden Bear". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Ziv, Oren; Abraham, Yuval (2022-05-08). "תיעוד: חיילים מכים את כתב "שיחה מקומית" בעת סיקור אירוע". שיחה מקומית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "'The world doesn't care when the victims are Palestinians, they will keep selling weapons to Israel,' says activist". Middle East Monitor. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Cypel, Sylvain (2021). The State of Israel vs. the Jews. Other Press. ISBN 9781635420975.
...Basil al-Adraa, an activist from the nearby village of at-Tuwani, reported that...
- ^ Anouar, Souad (6 May 2022). "Israeli Supreme Court Legalizes Masafer Yatta Evictions". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ ""No nos iremos": palestinos de Masafer Yatta prometen resistir al desalojo del Supremo israelí". France 24 (in Spanish). 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Israel upholds expulsion order against West Bank hamlets". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Settlers versus Palestinians: 'This was a battle for our homes'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ a b "Israeli Soldiers Beat Palestinian Journalist Documenting West Bank Demolition". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Shireen Abu Akleh: Israël assassine de sang froid un symbole palestinien et arabe*". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Ali Shah, Hamza (11 May 2022). "Israel Assassinated Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (24 February 2024). "Mati Diop's Dahomey bags the Berlinale Golden Bear". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "No Other Land". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
