In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the israeli defence forces”. Today it says “palestinian film director”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the israeli defence forces”. Today it says “palestinian film director”.
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Basel Adra (or Al-Adra ; Arabic : باسل عدرا or باسل العدرا ; born June 13, 1996) is a Palestinian film director, lawyer and journalist. He has documented attempts by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to expel Palestinian villagers from the occupied West Bank and the violence committed by Israeli settlers . Adra co-wrote and co-directed the 2024 documentary film No Other Land with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and activists Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor. The film captures the plight of the besieged community of Masafer Yatta , where Adra was raised, showing Israeli forces demolishing homes and forcibly removing families who have lived there for generations, claiming the land for military training purposes. In 2025, the film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film , making Adra the first Palestinian filmmaker to win an Oscar. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Palestinian journalist Basel Adra (also Basil and also Al-Adra or Al-Adraa ) is a Palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and who in 2022 was beaten while filming the IDF demolishing a structure that he built. "Israel's top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson" . +972 Magazine .
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palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the israeli defence forces
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palestinian film director
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