Basel Adra Explained

Basel Adra
Birth Place:	at-Tuwani, Hebron Governorate, West Bank
Nationality:	Palestinian
Occupation:	Journalist
Employer:	+972 Magazine Local Call
Organization:	B'Tselem

Basel Adra (also Basil and also Al-Adra or Al-Adraa,^[1] Arabic: باسل عدرا or Arabic: 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). On May 8, 2022, he was beaten by IDF forces^[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]}

External links

• • +972 Articles by Adra
• 2021 Haaretz OpEd I Grew Up Watching Settlers Attacking My Palestinian Village. They're Getting Bolder

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ziv . Oren . 2021-10-07 . Israel's top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson . 2022-05-12 . +972 Magazine . en-US.
2. Web site: The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing . Davide . Abbatescianni . 17 January 2024 . 24 February 2024 . . en.
3. News: Berlin: Memories of a Burning Body, No Other Land Win Panorama Audience Awards . Scott . Roxborough . . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . en .
4. News: Mati Diop Doc Dahomey Wins Berlin Golden Bear . Scott . Roxborough . . 24 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . en .
5. Web site: Ziv . Oren . Abraham . Yuval . 2022-05-08 . תיעוד: חיילים מכים את כתב "שיחה מקומית" בעת סיקור אירוע . 2022-05-12 . שיחה מקומית . he-IL.
6. Web site: 2022-03-20 . 'The world doesn't care when the victims are Palestinians, they will keep selling weapons to Israel,' says activist . 2022-05-12 . Middle East Monitor . en-GB.
7. Book: Cypel, Sylvain . The State of Israel vs. the Jews . Other Press . 2021 . 9781635420975 . "...Basil al-Adraa, an activist from the nearby village of at-Tuwani, reported that...".
8. Web site: Anouar . Souad . 6 May 2022 . Israeli Supreme Court Legalizes Masafer Yatta Evictions . 2022-05-12 . Morocco World News . en.
9. News: 2022-05-08 . "No nos iremos": palestinos de Masafer Yatta prometen resistir al desalojo del Supremo israelí . es-LA . France 24 . 2022-05-12.
10. Web site: Israel upholds expulsion order against West Bank hamlets . 2022-05-12 . ABC News . en.
11. Web site: Settlers versus Palestinians: 'This was a battle for our homes' . 2022-05-12 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.
12. News: Israeli Soldiers Beat Palestinian Journalist Documenting West Bank Demolition . en . Haaretz . 2022-05-12.
13. Web site: Shireen Abu Akleh: Israël assassine de sang froid un symbole palestinien et arabe* . 2022-05-12 . Leaders . fr.
14. Web site: Ali Shah . Hamza . 11 May 2022 . Israel Assassinated Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh . 2022-05-12 . jacobinmag.com . en-US.
15. Web site: Mati Diop’s Dahomey bags the Berlinale Golden Bear . Davide. Abbatescianni . 24 February 2024. 26 February 2024 . Cineuropa . en.
16. Web site: No Other Land . 2024-02-23 . www.berlinale.de . en.